FLAG-WAVERS Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

flag-wavers

noun

plural of flag-waver

as in nationalists

one who shows excessive favoritism towards his or her country a newspaper columnist who never manages to be anything other than a knee-jerk flag-waver

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Recent Examples of flag-wavers Onstage at this month’s AmericaFest, the annual conference hosted by Kirk’s organization Turning Point, Aldean and his wife, Brittany, spoke openly about their role as country-music flag-wavers for the MAGA movement. —

Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025

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nationalists

Noun

From late Qing reformers inspired by Athenian citizenship to nationalists who draw on Plato to bolster China’s political ideology, Bartsch shows how supple ancient texts are in the hands of interpreters.

— Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
For one, Pashtun nationalists will always have problems with a border that slices their heartland in two.

— Mihir Sharma, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026