jingoistic

as in nationalistic
having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country dismissed the political action committee as a bunch of jingoistic extremists who never met a war they wouldn't support

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Recent Examples of jingoistic Everyone was in a real groove during the season premiere, especially when the entire panel got jingoistic about the moon. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 Showing your pride for your country at this time was not considered jingoistic. — Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Is the perfect gift a painting (too European), a symphony (way too European), a bespoke work of jingoistic smut about Uncle Sam and the Statue of Liberty? — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 22 June 2026 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 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 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jingoistic
Adjective
  • The Ridges were as much victims as Ross and the Cherokee that moved were, both were ramshackled by white nationalistic policies and indifference from the government.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Nostalgia, or nationalistic pride, or giving kids names of planets to remember aren;t sufficient reasons to revoke the original IAU decision.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Yabloko was struck off only days after being registered for the election after a pro-Kremlin nationalist party, Rodina (Motherland in Russian), brought a lawsuit against the party alleging foreign financing and copyright violations.
    — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Motherland, a hard-line nationalist party, has repeatedly changed its structure and leadership since its start in the early 2000s.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • There, in the forum where the president shares her projects daily with the nation and answers questions from the press, the question arose about whether Intocable would perform at the patriotic festivities in 2025.
    — Natalia Cano, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Along with the meal, the event featured a 10-minute evening drone show, with 250 drones displaying patriotic imagery.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Jingoistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingoistic. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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