anti-terrorism

adjective

an·​ti-ter·​ror·​ism ˌan-tē-ˈter-ər-ˌi-zəm  ˌan-tī- 

variants or less commonly antiterrorism

: acting against, opposing, or combating terrorism

developed a new anti-terrorism strategy

antiterrorism sanctions

anti-terrorism noun

or less commonly antiterrorism

a stronger approach to anti-terrorism

Examples of anti-terrorism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The statement from Romania's anti-terrorism organization, the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism, also alleged that one of the defendants raped a woman twice in March 2022. —Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026

The man was brought before an anti-terrorism judge on Monday in order to be formally charged. —Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026

Also axed was an anti-terrorism program that had trained more than 430,000 state and local law enforcement officers and other partners since 1996. —Andrea Hagan, The Conversation, 6 May 2026

Weeks later, most of the suspects were detained by an anti-terrorism unit, officials said. —ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-terrorism

• absolutism
• adventurism
• aestheticism
• africanism
• agnosticism
• alcoholism
• anachronism
• anglicanism
• antagonism
• arianism
• asceticism
• astigmatism