chauvinistic

as in nationalistic
having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country other nations were decidedly irked by the media's chauvinistic coverage of the Olympic Games

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Recent Examples of chauvinistic And though Reid does his best with the brazenly flirtatious, casually chauvinistic Rapp, Yaga badly overplays its hand with his womanizing. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 The following years have entailed chauvinistic backlash and the disappearance of women’s media. — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026 When announcing the attraction, Disney did so with symbolism of the American flag, a bald eagle and the Statue of Liberty, art that was admittedly bright and welcoming, but also could be read as giving it an uncomfortable, chauvinistic sheen. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 Cohen plays a chauvinistic man who wakes up in a parallel world dominated by women. — ABC News, 15 May 2026 In the satirical comedy, Sacha Baron Cohen plays a successful and chauvinistic advertising CEO who lives for power and casual flings. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 May 2026 Much of that is thanks to casting, which made an effort to diversify contestants and avoided overindexing on the chauvinistic archetypes of old. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026 Unfortunately, the song is marred by a chauvinistic lyric that hasn’t aged well. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026 That is the very core belief of chauvinistic groups that have found favor among the highest ranks of this current administration. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chauvinistic
Adjective
  • At stake in Tuesday’s election is whether Israel keeps moving in the nationalistic, conservative and religious direction – or changes course.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
  • But these election day visitors and likeminded liberal voters are rallying to protect and preserve their way of life in a country that is becoming more religious and nationalistic.
    — Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • About 50 organizations have called for a protest against the far right on the sidelines of the two-day congress of Marine Le Pen's nationalist, anti-immigration party ahead of next spring's presidential election.
    — ELITSA GADEVA, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • An influential nationalist group close to the ruling party went further, demanding that Starlink be kept out of India altogether, citing national security concerns.
    — Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Habermas’s disdain for chauvinist displays was visceral.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • Now it would be seen as very chauvinist of us.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Sellers have cut prices, closed stores, branched into other patriotic merchandise or turned to Trump’s rallies for sales.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Onscreen, this ethnic conflict allowed Ken-san and other kimonoed gangsters to be presented as pure, sincere, patriotic heroes fighting for traditional Japanese values against savage aliens as well as local, gun-toting yakuza.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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“Chauvinistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chauvinistic. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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