anti-whaling

adjective

an·​ti-whal·​ing ˌan-tē-ˈ(h)wā-liŋ 

ˌan-tī-

: opposed to whaling

anti-whaling activists

an anti-whaling campaign

Examples of anti-whaling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sea Shepherd Sea Shepherd, a marine conservation organization best known for high-profile anti-whaling campaigns, launches its first dedicated science mission, hoping data will drive policy change. — Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026

Bardot supported high-profile activists, such as anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson, and campaigned vigorously against animal cruelty, at times threatening to leave France over animal welfare disputes. — Ingrid Melander, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025

The Canadian-American citizen is also well-known for appearing on the reality television series Whale Wars, which followed the anti-whaling activist’s attempts to stop the killing of whales off the coast of Antarctica by Japanese vessels. — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024

That same year, the company teamed up with ORCA, a marine conservation group based in the United Kingdom, on an anti-whaling and dolphin hunt campaign. — Andrea Sach, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2023

The United States, once the greatest whaling nation in the world, is today a leader of the anti-whaling movement. — Wayne Pacelle, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-whaling

• countervailing
• unavailing
• ailing
• bailing
• baling
• failing
• flailing
• grayling
• hailing
• jailing
• mailing
• nailing