isolationist

American  

[ahy-suh-ley-shuh-nist, is-uh-] / ˌaɪ səˈleɪ ʃə nɪst, ˌɪs ə- /

noun

1. a person who favors or works for isolationism.

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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

Etymology

Origin of isolationist

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

Example Sentences

They were isolationists, determined to keep the U.S. out of what they considered Europe’s war.

From Salon

“We can’t be completely isolationist but sometimes you have to stay within your own home.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Countries have become more isolationist manufacturing-wise, so they need to generate more electricity locally.

From Barron's

The first concerns Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute, which supports an isolationist U.S. foreign policy.

From The Wall Street Journal

The document is “far less isolationist than one could have expected—and far more positive about US partners and allies,” he writes.

From The Wall Street Journal

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