Synonyms of war hawk

war hawk

noun

as in hawk

one who urges or attempts to cause a war

war hawks in the cabinet who urged the President to respond to the threat with armed force

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hawk
• militant
• militarist
• warmonger
• jingo
• jingoist
• agitator
• combatant
• firebrand
• belligerent
• instigator
• fomenter
• chauvinist
• rabble-rouser

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dove
• pacifist
• peacemaker
• peacenik
• peacekeeper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of war hawk

The latter, however, would upset the uber-nationalists and war hawks who believe that nothing short of Ukraine’s full capitulation is acceptable for the mighty Russian state. — Daniel Depetris, Mercury News, 23 May 2026

Great Again isolationists and GOP war hawks. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026

Arnett was a tough and fearless New Zealander who wrote about the war from the battlefield with a realism that often led to the dismay and anger of President Johnson and the war hawks surrounding him. — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025

Cheney was a staunch conservative and known as a war hawk on foreign policy. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025

The war hawks intend to lobby the federal government for the resources to destroy Mayday once and for all, and Gabriel magnanimously welcomes Joseph to the party. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 20 May 2025

But critics of Washington’s hyper-aggressive foreign policy need to understand that the flight of many of the worst war hawks from the Republican Party does not mean the GOP has returned to its non-interventionist roots. — Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024