Synonyms

jingoistic

American

[jing-goh-is-tik] / ˌdʒɪŋ goʊˈɪs tɪk /

adjective

militantly nationalistic or chauvinistic.

To be against the war in that jingoistic era was considered tantamount to treason.

Other Word Forms

jingoist noun
jingoistically adverb

Etymology

Origin of jingoistic

jingo(ism) ( def. ) + -istic ( def. )

Example Sentences

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“The speaking of the Spanish language on Mexican soil can trigger the most jingoistic attitudes,” Nericcio told me, “so why not pave over five centuries of history and call it the Gulf of America?”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

What the squad subsequently encounters feels like several strains of global terrorism reconfigured into a jingoistic theme park.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2024

In recent years, the party has worked to shed its image as a bastion of jingoistic “Little Englanders” and to attract a more diverse membership.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2023

John Cena plays the jingoistic Chris Smith, aka Peacemaker, who's been away in jail for four years.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2022

It does satisfy the mothers of the land at whose hearth and fireside no jingoistic war has placed an empty chair.

From Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him by Tumulty, Joseph P.

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