BLIMPISH Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

blimpish

adjective

Definition of blimpish

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

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Adjective

After both sides signed the Pretoria peace deal, a caretaker administration seen as loyal to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was installed in Mekelle, the Tigray capital.

— SAMUEL GETACHEW, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
The Sun, who now begin the process of relocating to Houston for next season, gave their loyal, vociferous and orange-clad fans a goodbye present, a 95-81 victory over the Toronto Tempo, just a little something to remember them by.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of loyal

Adjective

In Lourdes, a holy site in southern France, around 150,000 attended an open-air papal Mass, according to Vatican estimates which dwarf the numbers of faithful who turned out for the last papal visit in 2008.

— Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
Filmmakers are billing it as the first faithful adaptation of London’s novel because it will be made from Buck’s subjective experience.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of faithful

Adjective

The previous Democrat to have represented the district is currently Michigan's junior senator, Elissa Slotkin, a former CIA analyst and steadfast moderate.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Macklemore held steadfast to his position — that the ongoing war in Gaza has resulted in the deaths of thousands of children — and found supporters among the other openers on Sheeran’s tour and his backing band, who dropped out in solidarity.

— Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 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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For the interiors, the developer brought in Jenni Kayne, the California lifestyle designer whose brand has built a devoted following around the idea of beautiful things that don't announce themselves.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
The Sarti Spritz has built a devoted following from Americans visiting Europe over the past few years, posting the bubbly concoction on TikTok and begging the company to bring it stateside.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of devoted

Adjective

Booker has been a staunch opponent of the merger ever since it was announced this year.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026
Glass has been a staunch opponent of immigration and has supported the arrest of undocumented people living in Florida.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of staunch

Adjective

While the complexities around working within a park that his ancestors had been removed from remain, Mgesi now supports much of his extended family with the steady wage.

— Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Such rhetoric has contributed to Lula’s small but steady lead in most polls.

— Andre Pagliarini, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of steady

Adjective

Throughout the year, true-blue cineastes of all ages venture here to enlighten and expand their global movie knowledge.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
Flair shared a photo and one true-blue Chiefs fan shared that Kelce celebration from more than a decade ago.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026

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