Synonyms of nationalists

nationalists

noun

plural of nationalist

as in patriots

one who shows excessive favoritism towards his or her country

a staunch nationalist who favored any policy that would give the country more power in the international arena

Synonyms & Similar Words

• patriots
• chauvinists
• loyalists
• flag-wavers
• jingoes
• hawks
• superpatriots
• warmongers
• nativists

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• internationalists
• neutralists

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nationalists

These concerns first surfaced in 2023 when nationalists, traders, and local activists banded together under the banner of the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee, commonly known as JAAC, to pressure Islamabad for fairer treatment. — Hasan Ali, Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2026

The nationalists were members of the Constitutional Convention that met in Philadelphia in the Summer of 1787 to draft the successor to the articles, the United States Constitution. — Donovan Fifield, Fortune, 19 July 2026

Christian nationalists — once existing in the margins of American Christianity — have become mainstream in recent years, establishing churches that host some of the nation’s most powerful politicians. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

The nationalists believed in a more centralized national union that balanced competing interests in the new republic. — Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

The story draws on archaeologists, travelers, and Icelandic nationalists. — Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 15 July 2026

Right-wing nationalists exist here, but haven’t made as many inroads as in Germany, France or Britain. — Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

For Thai nationalists, any compromise on the maritime line looks like a concession to Phnom Penh at a moment when compromise is politically toxic. — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

In more recent years, the culture wars waged by India’s ruling Hindu nationalists have complicated the image of Tipu and his father, who some now have recast as bloodthirsty Muslim warlords rather than icons of national resistance. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026