isolationist
Americannoun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- anti-isolationist noun
- unisolationist adjective
Etymology
Origin of isolationist
Example Sentences
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Countries have become more isolationist manufacturing-wise, so they need to generate more electricity locally.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Sometimes he is called an isolationist, sometimes an interventionist.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026
It’s often said that Hoxha turned Albania into a Balkan North Korea, but he was, in truth, more isolationist even than the North Korean Kims.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
Those sites represent shifting centers of power, influence and reigning cultural philosophy within the country, beginning with the isolationist Joseon dynasty that ruled for half a millennium, before the tumultuous modern era.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2024
But gradually they came to accept Harry's isolationist ways as the norm—at least, for him.
From This Crowded Earth by Bloch, Robert
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