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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American military action could spark a backlash, not just from a public with deep memories of US invasions in the 19th and early 20th centuries, but from Sheinbaum’s leftist Morena party and Mexico’s staunchly nationalist army.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026 -
By the time Bachmann’s 2012 presidential bid flamed out, Miller was already firmly ensconced with then-Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, who shared his hard-line obsession with immigration, and Bannon, who provided a broader nationalist, populist scaffolding.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Was the Vice-President sidelined, beat out by the hawks around him?—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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Like most conservative economists at the time, Hassett was a staunch deficit hawk, an advocate of higher levels of immigration, and, above all else, an unabashed free trader.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The boom comes as the tariff spat with Washington has kicked up nationalistic support in China, and a promise not to back down in its face-off with the US.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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But Shironitta adds that Takaichi, while seen as conservative and nationalistic, is also a realist.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After the rapid downfall of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s regime, Ahmad al-Sharaa, a former al-Qaida militant who headed one of Syria’s largest anti-government militias, swept into Damascus and consolidated power.—
Daniel DePetris,
Twin Cities,
4 Jan. 2026
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The ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between militants and civilians in its count, is staffed by medical professionals and maintains detailed records viewed as generally reliable by the international community.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In his front yard, an American flag waves above a sign with the same patriotic colors.—
Ramon Taylor,
NBC news,
31 Dec. 2025
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To heighten its visual power, Jefferson limited the design to three colors inspired by red, white, and blue, creating a bold and patriotic image meant to be instantly recognizable even from afar.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
29 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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In certain ways, the campaign served as the mirror image of anti-communist and jingoistic propaganda in the United States at the time.—
Wendy Z. Goldman,
The Conversation,
1 Dec. 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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“Jingoist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingoist. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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