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
Examples of unpatriotic in a Sentence
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In 1921-1922, Charles Grant Miller, a columnist with the Chicago Herald and Examiner wrote a series of columns that targeted eight textbooks for allegedly unpatriotic, pro-British presentations of the Revolution.
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TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
Oil is seen as such a boon that even questioning how it’s regulated can be branded unpatriotic.
—Gaiutra Bahadur Keisha Scarville, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Even though the laws were drafted partly to weaken whatever legal protection the Israeli Supreme Court would give Palestinians, demonstrators shied away from mentioning the occupation or the defunct peace process out of fear of being smeared as unpatriotic.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2024
President Trump berated the league for the kneeling, framing the players as unpatriotic.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2023
Law and Justice’s leaders reject accusations of democratic backsliding, depicting critics as unpatriotic or as elites angry at having lost power.
—Vanessa Gera, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2023
That, in turn, led the president to berate the league and its players, framing them as unpatriotic.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2023
When Rapinoe dared to protest racial injustice, she was branded – wrongly – as unpatriotic.
—Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2023
Given all of this, Casey’s unpatriotic conduct should now be viewed by historians as an established fact.
—Jonathan Alter, The New Republic, 3 May 2023
TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
Oil is seen as such a boon that even questioning how it’s regulated can be branded unpatriotic.
—Gaiutra Bahadur Keisha Scarville, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Even though the laws were drafted partly to weaken whatever legal protection the Israeli Supreme Court would give Palestinians, demonstrators shied away from mentioning the occupation or the defunct peace process out of fear of being smeared as unpatriotic.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2024
President Trump berated the league for the kneeling, framing the players as unpatriotic.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2023
Law and Justice’s leaders reject accusations of democratic backsliding, depicting critics as unpatriotic or as elites angry at having lost power.
—Vanessa Gera, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2023
That, in turn, led the president to berate the league and its players, framing them as unpatriotic.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2023
When Rapinoe dared to protest racial injustice, she was branded – wrongly – as unpatriotic.
—Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2023
Given all of this, Casey’s unpatriotic conduct should now be viewed by historians as an established fact.
—Jonathan Alter, The New Republic, 3 May 2023
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“Unpatriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpatriotic. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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