PATRIOT Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

patriot

noun

ˈpā-trē-ət

Definition of patriot

as in loyalist

a person who loves his or her country and supports its interests and policies the contention that true patriots would be willing to do anything for their country

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Recent Examples of patriot Being a Zionist no more obligates us to support every Israeli policy than being an American patriot requires supporting every policy of our government. — Scott Levin, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2026 His fellow longtime patriot in arms, 78-year-old lead singer Brian Johnson, who replaced the late Bon Scott in 1980, brought comparable spark to the stage. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Another reason was that the government was in the business of defining who was a patriot. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026 The families see themselves as patriots that are helping build important economic sectors in the United States and that is there's no insider information. — Terry Gross, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for patriot

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Don’t tell that to the MAGA loyalists gathered in Dalton for his rally.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
There’s been little love lost between the Love and Jardine camps in recent years, so many Beach Boys fans were surprised to see longtime Love loyalist Johnston agree to share the stage with Jardine for the first time in over a decade.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

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While many Hindus worship Rama, Sita and Hanuman as deities, Hindu nationalists have also presented Rama as a historical figure – the legendary ruler of the ancient kingdom of Ayodhya.

— Sohini Sarah Pillai, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
As Haitians on both sides of the island took sides, Dominican authorities demanded an apology, nationalists denounced the statement as an affront to Dominican sovereignty, and Haiti’s foreign ministry distanced the government from it.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

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