as in nationalist
having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country such superpatriotic displays of triumphalism should be discouraged at international sporting events

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superpatriotic
Adjective
  • In the early 2000s, the nationalist Alaskan Independence Party got an initiative on the ballot there, proposing secession.
    Robin Epley, Mercury News, 19 July 2025
  • This includes Buddhist leaders of various sects, prominent politicians from India's ruling Hindu nationalist party and longtime devotees like actor Richard Gere.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • His government also rejects a two-state solution on nationalistic and security grounds.
    Sonam Sheth Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
  • Netanyahu rejects the two-state solution on both nationalistic and security grounds.
    Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
Adjective
  • Toward the beginning of Infinite, the game interrupts the player’s stroll through patriotic fairgrounds to reveal a mob about to murder an interracial couple.
    G Kirilloff, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Her record is as patriotic as any and more courageous than most.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Superpatriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpatriotic. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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