as in nationalist
having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country
a jingoist speech that just stopped short of calling for a declaration of war
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as in hawk
one who urges or attempts to cause a war
jingoists applauding the appointment of a hard-line foreign minister
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jingoist
Adjective
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Finally, Europe is beset with a nationalist populism and growing social welfare costs just as military expenditures are set to increase.—
John Rennie Short,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025 -
Banderite refers to Ukrainian nationalist Stepan Bandera and is pejoratively used by the Kremlin against the government in Kyiv to falsely paint it as having Nazi sympathies.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the late 1800s, with farmers upset about losing poultry to raptors, Pennsylvania offered 50-cent bounties for the heads of merlins and other hawks and owls, and paid $90,000 over two years.—
Tom Langen,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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Birds of prey, including eagles, hawks, owls, and falcons, circle overhead, while bison gather to compete for mates (around August) or to calve (which usually takes place in April).—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The expected leadership bid of the nationalistic Takaichi will also be closely watched by Japan's powerful neighbour China.—
Kaori Kaneko,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Modi is as nationalistic as Xi, and is no doubt irritated at the confidence and pushiness of its great eastern neighbor.—
Kerry Brown,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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In October 2024, two Hamas militants opened fire on a popular boulevard in southern Tel Aviv, killing seven people.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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The October 7 attacks nearly two years ago were the most significant to date, with hundreds of militants crossing the border amid a barrage of nearly 5,000 projectiles.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The patriotic red, white, and blue cookies debuted for July 4 and contain natural colorings such as spirulina, turmeric, and vegetable juice in place of artificial food dyes.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
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This shift toward domestic sourcing sounds patriotic in theory, but the reality is more complex.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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It’s seen as overly jingoistic, pro-military, pro-Israel even given the inclusion of sympathetic (and attractive) Mossad agents.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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With a clear differentiation between the two flavors of jingoistic multiplayer shooter, players can revel in the franchise rivalry that was previously most heated back in the late 2000s and early 2010s.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Jingoist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingoist. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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