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🔒 A security device 🚫 Prevents stealing
anti-theft

anti-theft

1 3.7
A device or system that stops people from stealing
  • noun
  • /ˈæn.ti.θɛft/
translation icon : dispositivo antirrobo
  • The car was equipped with an anti-theft device to deter would-be thieves.
  • anti-theft device
  • cars equipped with anti-theft

Examples

  • Installing an anti-theft device can significantly reduce the risk of vehicle theft.

  • Everyone else has put that in for anti theft purposes, but not The Mirage.

  • And there's a woman trying to attach one of those like anti theft devices to a steering wheel.

  • They all have like the anti theft sticker on them but you sent it to me so how can I steal it?

  • It's an anti-theft device.

    Lisa Frankenstein (2024)

  • Many drivers opt for an anti-theft system to protect their cars from unauthorized access.

Synonyms

security measure
vsanti-theft
1 3.6

A device or method that detects break-ins and sounds an alarm

focuses on stopping stealing and blocking unauthorized removal rather than only detecting entry

Antonyms

theft
356 1.1

An act of taking someone else's property without permission to keep it

How Protective

immobilizer
  • Specialized
1 6.6
anti-theft
1 3.7
alarm system
36 2.5
door latch
3 3.8

Surface Forms

anti-theft singular
anti-thefts plural

Morphology

anti-theft = theft (transparent) = anti + theft

The noun denotes something intended to prevent theft, so the meaning follows directly from anti- plus theft.

Etymology

The anti-theft is formed from anti- 'against' and theft 'stealing', and it means a device or method to stop things being stolen, like a lock or an alarm. So an anti-theft helps keep your property safe.