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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The collapse helped pave the way toward a new election — the eighth since April 2021 — which analysts expect could increase the number of seats held by nationalist and pro-Russia groups.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026 -
Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has long argued Russian fossil fuels are indispensable for its economy and that switching to energy sourced from elsewhere would cause an immediate economic collapse — an argument some experts dispute.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Baseball owners, with Dick Monfort playing a prominent role as a hawk in labor negotiations, are expected to lock out the players after this season, seeking a salary cap, believing that is the only reason the Dodgers win.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2026
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But toads and frogs are also prey animals for owls, hawks, skunks, opossums, and raccoons.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Russian delegation to Geneva was led by Vladimir Medinsky, an aide to President Vladimir Putin known for his ultraconservative and nationalistic messaging.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Drunken heckling of a nationalistic speech in Peter Pan also acts as a reminder that the novel’s world exists in the shadow of history.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Israel said four soldiers were killed by militants in Gaza over the same period.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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Israel has said four of its soldiers have been killed by Palestinian militants in the same period.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But in recent years, as American political debates have turned ever more into exhibits of vicious, mudslinging opposition rather than genuine ideological engagement, theater makers have gradually started to ask more pointed questions about the mixed legacy of this patriotic form.—
Talya Zax,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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Thousands stood in the blistering sun to hear the reading of the Declaration of Independence, but a small group of women gathered in America's birthplace had their own patriotic message to deliver.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Feb. 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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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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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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“Jingoist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingoist. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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