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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In the early 2000s, the nationalist Alaskan Independence Party got an initiative on the ballot there, proposing secession.—
Robin Epley,
Mercury News,
19 July 2025 -
This includes Buddhist leaders of various sects, prominent politicians from India's ruling Hindu nationalist party and longtime devotees like actor Richard Gere.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
2 July 2025
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The comments by Medvedev, who is known as a hawk on Ukraine and close to Putin, will further dim hopes for compromise on a settlement to end the Ukraine war.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
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But now, Ammann has used it on another with a more minor injury, as well as on a great horned owl and some smaller hawks.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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His government also rejects a two-state solution on nationalistic and security grounds.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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Netanyahu rejects the two-state solution on both nationalistic and security grounds.—
Rob Gillies,
Chicago Tribune,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Toward the beginning of Infinite, the game interrupts the player’s stroll through patriotic fairgrounds to reveal a mob about to murder an interracial couple.—
G Kirilloff,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Her record is as patriotic as any and more courageous than most.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Jingoist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingoist. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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