isolationist
[ahy-suh-ley-shuh-nist, is-uh-]
- a person who favors or works for isolationism.
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- of, relating to, or characteristic of isolationists or isolationism: to be accused of isolationist sympathies.
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Origin of isolationist
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Related Words for isolationist
rigid, bigoted, bourgeois, commonplace, conforming, conservative, demure, dogmatic, hackneyed, humdrum, illiberal, inflexible, insular, lame, literal, moderate, moral, narrow, narrow-minded, obstinateExamples from the Web for isolationist
Contemporary Examples of isolationist
Paul, meanwhile, has taken to cyberbullying Rubio, tweeting on Friday that he is “acting like an isolationist.”
“With all due respect” because “isolationist,” Cheney knows, is a deeply politically damaging insult.
Establishment figures look a bit askance at the Kentucky senator because of his isolationist roots.
It really does encourage an isolationist view that negates the shared experience.
Instead, he carried on with his blinkered views and remained an isolationist.
Historical Examples of isolationist
But gradually they came to accept Harry's isolationist ways as the norm—at least, for him.
This Crowded EarthRobert Bloch
Word Origin and History for isolationist
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