Synonyms of hawks

hawks 1 of 2

noun

plural of hawk

as in militants

one who urges or attempts to cause a war

the hawks were claiming that without war there could be no peace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• militants
• militarists
• warmongers
• war hawks
• jingoists
• jingoes
• agitators
• combatants
• firebrands
• instigators
• belligerents
• fomenters
• chauvinists
• rabble-rousers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doves
• pacifists
• peacemakers
• peaceniks
• peacekeepers

hawks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hawk

as in peddles

to sell from place to place usually in small quantities

a determined bootstrapper who went from hawking newspapers on the street corner to running a media empire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peddles
• markets
• distributes
• wholesales
• retails
• deals (in)
• trades (in)
• high-pressures
• merchandises
• vends
• hustles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hawks

Noun

However, what we fiscal hawks warned about wasn’t the short-term risk of borrowing at such low rates. — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026

The House Republican conference is set to see a major brain drain of intelligence and defense hawks following the staggering defeat in the 2026 midterm elections. — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026

Rick and Marcia LeCompte loved to watch the Cooper’s hawks that frequented a sweet-gum tree in their yard in Baton Rouge, La. — IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2026

The party’s pro-Israel hawks say that turning away from Israel is out of step with the electorate. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

The episode and subsequent lack of accountability have sent shock waves through Russia hawks and Ukraine's allies on Capitol Hill. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Birds, including Canadian geese, several types of hawks, mynas and larks were also killed in the thousands. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

The groups have watched pigeon flocks flee from hawks and have seen pigeons feeding crop milk, a substance adult pigeons produce near their throat, to their babies. — Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

There are flocks of geese and ducks, soaring hawks, chipmunks, deer, numerous varieties of insects, and many, many more. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Verb

The 59-year-old also hawks a jewelry line for HSN and is a partner for hair-extension brand Locks and Mane. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026

One does detect in Iran hawks a kind of 'will to destruction' and hatred of boring, civilized diplomacy. — Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

Thinking about fashion as a career, Schiaparelli hawks her sketches. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026

Her Sharon Coombs is a high-end insurance broker who hawks pricey policies to wealthy clients, sugaring her pitch with a hint of seduction. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026