unpatriotic
adjective
un·pa·tri·ot·ic
ˌən-ˌpā-trē-ˈä-tik 
chiefly British -ˌpa-
: not feeling or showing love for or devotion to one's country : not patriotic
protesters accused of being unpatriotic
a time when opposition to the war was considered unpatriotic
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Indeed, in many ways, West’s performatively anti-white, unpatriotic, and cosmopolitan version of polyamory is the blue-state mirror image of tradwifery, which, in its various forms, can fetishize whiteness, nostalgic Americana, and (often Christian) nationalism.
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2026
Publicly, most of them stayed silent, concerned that questioning the White House’s claims about the existence of weapons of mass destruction would seem unpatriotic.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
And there's nothing more unpatriotic than this.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
To make these observations is not disloyal or unpatriotic.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2026
Publicly, most of them stayed silent, concerned that questioning the White House’s claims about the existence of weapons of mass destruction would seem unpatriotic.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
And there's nothing more unpatriotic than this.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
To make these observations is not disloyal or unpatriotic.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unpatriotic
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“Unpatriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpatriotic. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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