Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

antismoking

American  
[an-tee-smoh-king, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈsmoʊ kɪŋ, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

  1. opposed to or promoting the discontinuance of the smoking of tobacco.

    an antismoking campaign launched by a health agency.


Etymology

Origin of antismoking

1960–65; anti- + smoking ( see smoke (v.), -ing 1 )

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Since the early 2000s, antismoking campaigns have flooded television and phone screens, and for years celebrities and high-profile individuals generally shunned smoking—at least in public.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 24, 2025

As popularity increased, their product range expanded from chewing gum to include the five other antismoking products approved by the Food and Drug Administration: lozenges, patches, inhalers and nasal sprays.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2024

A 2018 poll commissioned by another antismoking group found that support for a ban plummets among smokers of menthol cigarettes, with less than a third of them supporting the policy.

From Slate Apr. 8, 2024

We also know that both parents are both 100 percent antismoking.

From Washington Post Dec. 29, 2022

She would also work antismoking into her platform.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training