Synonyms of war hawks

war hawks

noun

plural of war hawk

as in hawks

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

• hawks
• militants
• militarists
• warmongers
• agitators
• jingoists
• jingoes
• combatants
• fomenters
• firebrands
• instigators
• belligerents
• rabble-rousers
• chauvinists

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doves
• pacifists
• peacemakers
• peaceniks
• peacekeepers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of war hawks

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