patriotic

pa·tri·ot·ic

adj
\ˌpā-trē-ˈä-tik, chiefly British ˌpa-\

Definition of PATRIOTIC

1

: inspired by patriotism

2

: befitting or characteristic of a patriot

— pa·tri·ot·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of PATRIOTIC

1. A patriotic fervor swept the country.
2. <hanging a flag outside one's home is a patriotic gesture>

First Known Use of PATRIOTIC

1757

Related to PATRIOTIC

Synonyms: nationalist, nationalistic

Antonyms: unpatriotic

Related Words: chauvinist; jingoist, jingoistic, superpatriotic; constant, devoted, faithful, loyal, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, steady, true; ardent, fervent, fervid, impassioned, passionate

Near Antonyms: traitorous, treasonous; disaffected, disloyal, faithless, false, fickle, inconstant, perfidious, recreant, treacherous, unfaithful

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Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with PATRIOTIC

abiotic, amniotic, anecdotic, asymptotic, homeotic, Huguenotic, idiotic, melanotic, posthypnotic, sansculottic, semiotic, symbiotic