SUPERPATRIOTIC Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

superpatriotic

adjective

ˌsü-pər-ˌpā-trē-ˈä-tik

Definition of superpatriotic

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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internationalist

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Adjective

Three factions -- all aligned with Netanyahu's religious-nationalist base -- recommended Netanyahu be given a chance to form a coalition government, while a fourth -- led by a former Netanyahu ally turned rival -- recommended Eisenkot.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
The picture takes its cue from the daughter of a Croatian businessman and her Serbian boyfriend, the son of a high-ranking politician, who fall pregnant and decide to get married to the horror of their nationalist parents.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of nationalist

Adjective

At stake in Tuesday’s election is whether Israel keeps moving in the nationalistic, conservative and religious direction – or changes course.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
But these election day visitors and likeminded liberal voters are rallying to protect and preserve their way of life in a country that is becoming more religious and nationalistic.

— Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of nationalistic

Adjective

The piece is an exuberantly hopeful and unabashedly patriotic look at America and its possibilities that seems downright defiant in such a deeply cynical and divided time in the nation’s history.

— Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
But in one such district, Florida’s District 9, Republican Dan Green is not well-known despite a barrage of TV ads that are long on patriotic imagery but short on specifics.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of patriotic

Adjective

And though Reid does his best with the brazenly flirtatious, casually chauvinistic Rapp, Yaga badly overplays its hand with his womanizing.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
The following years have entailed chauvinistic backlash and the disappearance of women’s media.

— Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

Definition of chauvinistic

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