JINGOISTIC Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

jingoistic

adjective

as in nationalistic

having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country dismissed the political action committee as a bunch of jingoistic extremists who never met a war they wouldn't support

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Recent Examples of jingoistic This season, LexCorp has taken a former soldier and made a jingoistic American Cyborg Superman to replace the foreigner Luthor fears and hates. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 July 2026 Is the perfect gift a painting (too European), a symphony (way too European), a bespoke work of jingoistic smut about Uncle Sam and the Statue of Liberty? — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 22 June 2026 And the industry had already begun to shift away from the wave of big-budget historical dramas and jingoistic biopics that marked the Orbán years. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2026 While jingoistic support for the military was Anutin’s secret weapon, the progressive’s antagonist view of green uniforms turned out to be its kryptonite. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 Feb. 2026 In certain ways, the campaign served as the mirror image of anti-communist and jingoistic propaganda in the United States at the time. — Wendy Z. Goldman, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025 It’s seen as overly jingoistic, pro-military, pro-Israel even given the inclusion of sympathetic (and attractive) Mossad agents. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 With a clear differentiation between the two flavors of jingoistic multiplayer shooter, players can revel in the franchise rivalry that was previously most heated back in the late 2000s and early 2010s. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025

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Adjective

Nostalgia, or nationalistic pride, or giving kids names of planets to remember aren;t sufficient reasons to revoke the original IAU decision.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Research shows that people who hold Christian nationalistic beliefs tend to, on average, also show antipathy toward religious minorities and racial and ethnic minorities, as well as have sexist and anti-democratic attitudes.

— Paul Djupe, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of nationalistic

Adjective

American Christians have likely heard both Christian nationalist and anti-Christian nationalist messages through their congregations, media and social networks.

— Paul Djupe, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
The latest political salvo came earlier this month, when the nationalist Rodina party filed a lawsuit with Russia’s Supreme Court to disqualify the Yabloko faction from eligibility in the political contest.

— Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of nationalist

Adjective

And there is a reasonable likelihood that two of them will end up playing each other on Arthur Ashe either for history, or for the chance to make it, which will lead to unforeseen levels of patriotic tension.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Bands played patriotic music, fireworks were launched from the water’s edge and the family once built a temporary Statue of Liberty for the celebration.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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