isolationist

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

/ ˌaɪ səˈleɪ ʃə nɪst, ˌɪs ə- /

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noun

a person who favors or works for isolationism.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of isolationists orisolationism: to be accused of isolationist sympathies.

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Origin of isolationist

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

OTHER WORDS FROM isolationist

an·ti-i·so·la·tion·ist, noun, adjectiveun·i·so·la·tion·ist, adjective

Words nearby isolationist

ISO Latin-1, isolating, isolation, isolation booth, isolationism, isolationist, isolative, isolato, Isolda, Isolde, isolecithal

How to use isolationist in a sentence

Far from an isolationist who would say Americans should sit out wars because they’re messy, he is strikingly honest about foreign policy’s potential.
'Major American Failure.’ A Political Scientist on Why the U.S. Lost in Afghanistan|Philip Elliott|August 18, 2021|Time
Despite Iran’s entreaties, the Americans, nestled between two great oceans and comfortable with their isolationist torpor, demurred.
America and Iran, from fascination to antagonism|Ray Takeyh|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
The United States entered the war later that year after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, effectively ending the isolationist movement in this country.
The strange, one-of-a-kind political campaign that almost landed Walter Johnson in Congress|Frederic J. Frommer|October 29, 2020|Washington Post
Paul, meanwhile, has taken to cyberbullying Rubio, tweeting on Friday that he is “acting like an isolationist.”
The Rand-Rubio Catfight Over Cuba|Olivia Nuzzi|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“With all due respect” because “isolationist,” Cheney knows, is a deeply politically damaging insult.
Rand Paul Gives War a Chance|Olivia Nuzzi|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He is not a neo-isolationist or afraid to use lethal force abroad.
The Crisis Leadership of No-Drama Obama|Jonathan Alter|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Establishment figures look a bit askance at the Kentucky senator because of his isolationist roots.
Rand Paul’s Bizarre Bowe Bergdahl Joke|Ben Jacobs|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It really does encourage an isolationist view that negates the shared experience.
Binge Watching is Lame and Lonely|Roland S. Martin|February 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But gradually they came to accept Harry's isolationist ways as the norm—at least, for him.
This Crowded Earth|Robert Bloch