JINGOES Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

jingoes

noun

plural of jingo

as in nationalists

one who shows excessive favoritism towards his or her country a jingo who thought other countries should automatically follow his country's policies

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as in hawks

one who urges or attempts to cause a war the often bitter rhetoric between the jingoes and the committed pacifists

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Democracy in America is facing growing threats from white supremacists and Christian nationalists, and those who are concerned must work harder to counter them, panelists told attendees at a Monday night forum in Kansas City.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
That burden kept growing partly because nationalists on the periphery tended to revolt, especially when rival empires encouraged them.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

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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

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