as in nationalist
having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country
wrote a history of World War II that was widely criticized for its chauvinist slant
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as in patriot
one who shows excessive favoritism towards his or her country
chauvinists who express their patriotism by plastering flag decals all over their cars
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chauvinist
Adjective
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Promising railroad mergers and all matters a fair shake, decided on the merits and with the benefit of the president’s nationalist economic agenda, could be enough to coax Vena and his peers to try.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
19 June 2025 -
Even the social, nationalist conception was merely the extension of self-love to one’s community or one’s nation; to progress, humanity must transcend such selfish motives.—
Ben Woollard,
JSTOR Daily,
18 June 2025
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Iran is a deeply nationalistic society, even if the people despise the Islamist regime.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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In particular the veneration of nationalistic, expansionist and militaristic periods of history.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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Most of those people are hitting the road between Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, July 6. AAA is doing its patriotic part to make sure Americans reach their Fourth of July celebrations.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
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Skyline views will offer a variety of vantage points for seeing sparks fly, a live DJ will be spinning patriotic and summer hits and there will be photo ops with Uncle Sam, along with rooftop TVs streaming the show from the Esplanade.—
Jeanne O'Brien Coffey,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Chauvinist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chauvinist. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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