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nationalistic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of nationalistic

1 having or showing love and support for one's country

  • a nationalistic display of the country's flag at all civic events
Synonyms of nationalistic

nationalist, patriotic
Words Related to nationalistic

chauvinist

jingoist, jingoistic, superpatriotic

constant, devoted, faithful, loyal, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, steady, true

ardent, fervent, fervid, impassioned, passionate
Near Antonyms of nationalistic

traitorous, treasonous

disaffected, disloyal, faithless, false, fickle, inconstant, perfidious, recreant, treacherous, unfaithful
Antonyms of nationalistic

unpatriotic

2 having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country

  • a nationalistic economic policy that raises up enormous barriers against the importation of goods from other countries
Synonyms of nationalistic

chauvinist, chauvinistic, jingoist, jingoistic, nationalist, superpatriotic
Words Related to nationalistic

spread-eagle

loyal, patriotic

antiforeign, anti-immigrant, nativist, nativistic, xenophobic
Near Antonyms of nationalistic

internationalist

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