nationalistic

nationalistic

adjective

Definition of NATIONALISTIC

1

having or showing love and support for one's country <a nationalistic display of the country's flag at all civic events>

Synonyms nationalist, nationalistic

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

Antonyms unpatriotic

2

having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country <a nationalistic economic policy that raises up enormous barriers against the importation of goods from other countries>

Synonyms chauvinist, chauvinistic, jingoist, jingoistic, nationalistic, superpatriotic

Related Words spread-eagle; loyal, patriotic; antiforeign, anti-immigrant, nativist, nativistic, xenophobic

Near Antonyms internationalist