NEOCON Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

neocon

noun

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Recent Examples of neocon Frum and Brooks discuss the origins of the term neocon, what the neocons got right, and why they should be listened to today. —

David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026 Loomer wanted Waltz gone, too—he had been tagged as a neocon who, in her estimation, was contravening Trump’s desires. —

Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025 Few were enthusiastic about defending Trump’s complete capitulation to Israel and the neocons. —

Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 Israel is more emboldened than it's ever been, even during eras when the neocons were actually in charge! —

Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for neocon

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neoconservative

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Senor and Stephens are neoconservatives who hardly needed to be convinced that the members of progressive movements were not friends of the Jewish people.

— Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Moreover, during the Iraq war, the Jewish community could effectively argue that framing the conflict as a Jewish neocon conspiracy was baseless, even as some neoconservatives influenced policy.

— Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026