nationalist

1 having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country a nationalist rant against the immigrants supposedly flooding the country Synonyms chauvinist, chauvinistic, jingoist, jingoistic, nationalistic, superpatriotic Related Words spread-eagle; loyal, patriotic; antiforeign, anti-immigrant, nativist, nativistic, xenophobic Near Antonyms internationalist

2 having or showing love and support for one's country nationalist fervor is often at its highest when a country is at war Synonyms patriotic, nationalisticRelated Words chauvinist; jingoist, jingoistic, superpatriotic; constant, devoted, faithful, loyal, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, steady, true; ardent, fervent, fervid, impassioned, passionateNear Antonyms traitorous, treasonous; disaffected, disloyal, faithless, false, fickle, inconstant, perfidious, recreant, treacherous, unfaithfulAntonyms unpatriotic