blimpish

adjective

Definition of blimpishnext
as in ultrarightist

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Recent Examples of blimpish Huntington, a lifelong Democrat, was accused of blimpish conservatism, jingoism or worse. — Gary J. Bass, New York Times, 29 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blimpish
  1. loyal
  2. faithful
  3. steadfast
  4. neoconservative
  5. devoted
  6. staunch
  7. steady
  8. true-blue
Adjective
  • Founders who focus exclusively on maximizing price may overlook the factors that determine whether employees thrive, customers remain loyal and the business continues to grow after the transaction closes.
    — Amit Jain, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Progressive streamer Hasan Piker has amassed millions of followers on social media for his daily live streams, which often last up to eight hours, giving him the unique ability to connect Democratic candidates with his loyal following.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of loyal
Adjective
  • What began as a more faithful attempt at recreating Shakespearean verse gradually evolved as the team tried to figure out how to make something that spoke to then-contemporary anxieties.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Many thought that these books were unadaptable, but these movies have turned out wonderfully and are surprisingly faithful to the host work.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of faithful
Adjective
  • King Edward, who ruled from 1901 until his death in 1910, had a wire-haired fox terrier named Caesar, who was his steadfast companion.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Musk remaind steadfast in his ambitious vision for the company, from orbital data centers to a fleet of humanoid robots that would enable large scale manufacturing on the surface of the Moon.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of steadfast
Adjective
  • The President, this faction argued, was too cowed by hawkish interventionists like Mark Levin, a neoconservative commentator.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Those twenty-five years or so were the apex of Washington Consensus conservatism, of neoconservative interventions abroad and neoliberal economic policy at home.
    — Suzanne Schneider, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of neoconservative
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  • Anchor Bay Bar & Grill in Biron, Wisconsin, draws a devoted crowd for their weekly fish fry, but the cost of food has come a challenge.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • But the consequence of this relentless churn of work has been a wild inconsistency in quality, leading to a cooling with even his most devoted viewing public.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of devoted
Adjective
  • As Alice, Reynolds is the team’s staunchest protector even as Ted serves as head coach.
    — Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Hoskins, a Republican and staunch supporter of the map, said that the Missouri Constitution does not expressly give voters the right to hold a referendum on congressional redistricting.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of staunch
Adjective
  • The Fed opted to hold interest rates steady at its meeting last week, but central bankers appeared divided over the move.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Erotic thrillers, a genre which peaked in the 1980s and ‘90s, have also been making a slow but steady comeback.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of steady
Adjective
  • This color is rarely found in nature because few organisms can create the true-blue pigment.
    — Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
  • With flowers blooming summer through fall in vivid true-blue hues, dwarf morning-glory invigorates sunny planting beds.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Definition of true-blue

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“Blimpish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blimpish. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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