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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Many American Jews now experience anti-Semitism not only from the nationalist right but from growing segments of the left as well.—
Michael W. Sonnenfeldt,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026 -
Magyar, whose center-right Tisza party defeated far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his nationalist-populist Fidesz in an earthquake election last month, has vowed to dismantle the political and economic system his autocratic predecessor spent 16 years building.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Below, a few select graduation gifts that the English major in your life might appreciate—or at least hawk on eBay.—
Lit Hub Approved,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Their prices steadily climbed throughout 2025 and early 2026 before crashing at the end of January, which analysts had attributed at the time to Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh, considered a monetary policy hawk, to lead the Federal Reserve.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Germany was long seen as hesitant to appear overly militaristic or nationalistic, but the Ukraine war — and now the Iran conflict — has pushed Berlin to increase defense spending and crystallize its own national interests.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Regardless of how nationalistic Jews felt as Hungarians, anti-semitism was on the rise in Hungary throughout the 1930s.—
Marcy Thompson,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Earlier this month, Amnesty International accused the military of killing 100 civilians at a market while targeting militants.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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The ministry, part of Gaza’s Hamas-run government, does not give a breakdown between civilians and militants.—
Suzan Fraser,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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The patriotic initiative began on Veterans Day 2025 and will conclude on the July 4 weekend.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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The politics that Starmer embodies is cautious, patriotic, a little square.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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At the same time, the barrage of vitriol unleashed by China castigating Takaichi as a warmongering militarist includes a reprehensible threat by the Chinese consul-general in Osaka about beheading Takaichi.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
30 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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And the industry had already begun to shift away from the wave of big-budget historical dramas and jingoistic biopics that marked the Orbán years.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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While jingoistic support for the military was Anutin’s secret weapon, the progressive’s antagonist view of green uniforms turned out to be its kryptonite.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Jingoist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingoist. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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