isolationist

[ahy-suh-ley-shuh-nist, is-uh-]

noun

1. a person who favors or works for isolationism.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of isolationists or isolationism.

   to be accused of isolationist sympathies.

Other Word Forms

• anti-isolationist noun
• unisolationist adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of isolationist¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; isolation + -ist

Example Sentences

Famous for its isolationist culture and strict immigration policies, the island nation has experienced a record surge in both tourists and foreign residents in recent years.

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The possibility that he might draw the US into another foreign entanglement has pitted the isolationist and hawkish wings of his party bitterly against one another.

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Analysts have described the broader foreign policy of Trump's second term as isolationist, with numerous moves made to cut foreign aid and to disentangle the US from foreign conflicts, in addition to reducing immigration.

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The risk that the Agoa trade deal with the US may not be renewed later this year because of Trump's isolationist worldview have made this all the more urgent.

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He has the same isolationist approach, too: Romania first, in everything.

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