NEOCONSERVATIVE Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

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Adjective

Those twenty-five years or so were the apex of Washington Consensus conservatism, of neoconservative interventions abroad and neoliberal economic policy at home. — Suzanne Schneider, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026 Bannon has used the term globalists to refer to Silicon Valley elites, media executives, neoconservative foreign-policy hawks, proponents of lightly regulated global markets, and Jared Kushner. — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026

Noun

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 See All Example Sentences for neoconservative

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Adjective

Since then, McCarthy has had to tread somewhat lightly between the ultraright caucus and the rest of his party.

— Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 10 Mar. 2023
Because Jesuits often sided with El Salvador’s poor and some kept records of human rights violations, they were hated by the country’s ultraright.

— New York Times, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2021

Definition of ultraright

Noun

At the same time, the recent, deadly brutality of the agency and its partners has led, according to some polls, to strong support for such a policy; those espousing the slogan have included Bill Kristol, the neocon anti-Trump writer.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
This faith caused the neocons to recoil in from the Obama administration’s 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026

Definition of neocon

Adjective

Predominantly Muslim Malaysia is a staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause and has no diplomatic or direct economic ties with Israel.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
The billionaire developer lost to Bass in the 2022 election, and was a staunch critic of the mayor for her response to the 2025 Palisades fire.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of staunch

Adjective

Some residents say Netanyahu failed to deliver security or attend to the north; others remain loyal and argue Israel should strike Hezbollah harder.

— Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Name brands still have loyal customers, but the momentum behind private label suggests recognizable packaging is no longer the deciding factor in what shoppers put in their carts.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of loyal

Adjective

Meanwhile, waiting in the wings is a man of few words — and initially, few feelings, or so thinks Marianne — the steadfast Colonel Brandon (Herbert Nordrum).

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
The poem continues with more verses about Burns’s steadfast love, but beyond that, nothing really happens.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of steadfast

Adjective

Throughout the year, true-blue cineastes of all ages venture here to enlighten and expand their global movie knowledge.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
Flair shared a photo and one true-blue Chiefs fan shared that Kelce celebration from more than a decade ago.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of true-blue

Adjective

Between Hail Marys, the half a dozen faithful ask God to save both their souls and the 175-year-old church that many of them have belonged to for years and, in some cases, generations.

— New York Times, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Housed in a walk-in room situated within a larger exhibition hall, the Castelli copy is so faithful that even the gallery’s parquet floor has been reconstructed here.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of faithful

Adjective

Polls show Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition in a dead heat with his chief rival, the centrist Gadi Eisenkot.

— Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Eisenkot comes from the security establishment, and some of his coalition partners are likely to be right-wing parties, unwilling to accept radical change to Israel’s strategic direction.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of right-wing

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