anti-suicide
adjective
an·ti-sui·cide
ˌan-tē-ˈsü-ə-ˌsīd 
ˌan-tī-
ˌan-tī-
variants
or less commonly antisuicide
: serving or intended to prevent or discourage suicide
anti-suicide counseling
anti-suicide medications
an anti-suicide public service announcement
Examples of anti-suicide in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Nick appeared in court briefly on Dec. 17, shackled and wearing a blue anti-suicide smock.
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Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
San Francisco artificial intelligence giant OpenAI weakened its chatbots’ anti-suicide protections in the run-up to the death of teenager Adam Raine, according to new claims in a lawsuit by the boy’s parents.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
What To Know During his first court appearance September 16, Robinson appeared via video link and was seen wearing a green anti-suicide smock in jail — standard protocol for inmates considered at risk of self-harm.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Here are the anti-suicide nets at Foxconn’s Chinese sweatshops, the teeny-tiny Apple logos engraved on the smallest iPhone parts to guard against unauthorized repair.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Robinson, who was wearing an anti-suicide vest and appeared via videolink, looked emotionless and spoke only when asked to state his name.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
Online speculation about Mangione's safety in prison has arisen after fellow inmate Vaughn Wright wrote in an online essay that Mangione was wearing an anti-suicide smock, called a turtle suit, instead of a standard uniform.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
San Francisco artificial intelligence giant OpenAI weakened its chatbots’ anti-suicide protections in the run-up to the death of teenager Adam Raine, according to new claims in a lawsuit by the boy’s parents.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
What To Know During his first court appearance September 16, Robinson appeared via video link and was seen wearing a green anti-suicide smock in jail — standard protocol for inmates considered at risk of self-harm.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Here are the anti-suicide nets at Foxconn’s Chinese sweatshops, the teeny-tiny Apple logos engraved on the smallest iPhone parts to guard against unauthorized repair.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Robinson, who was wearing an anti-suicide vest and appeared via videolink, looked emotionless and spoke only when asked to state his name.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
Online speculation about Mangione's safety in prison has arisen after fellow inmate Vaughn Wright wrote in an online essay that Mangione was wearing an anti-suicide smock, called a turtle suit, instead of a standard uniform.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Anti-suicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-suicide. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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