antismoking

[ an-tee-smoh-king, an-tahy- ]

adjective

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

   an antismoking campaign launched by a health agency.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antismoking¹

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

Example Sentences

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

With the release of a recent poll commissioned by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, antismoking groups are attempting to assuage worries that a ban will alienate voters.

From Slate

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

In the meantime, progressives and antismoking groups should cut Biden some slack.

From Slate

Antismoking groups have been pressuring Joe Biden for years to ban menthol cigarettes.

From Slate