demagogic

adjective

Definition of demagogicnext
as in rabble-rousing

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Recent Examples of demagogic Targeting this sliver of the market as the primary villain of the affordability crisis is a fundamental, demagogic misdiagnosis. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 17 Mar. 2026 American society—grotesquely unequal and divided, helpless before its demagogic and oligarchic manipulators—is no longer a stranger to the dark ambiguities of lopsided economic progress. — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026 But at least some of Abraham’s criticism is demagogic, starting with blasting Foster for taking seriously the warnings of city lawyers about the legal risks created by abrupt changes in how the city evaluated housing projects that had won initial approval. — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026 So do the teachers who bond together, with their own rubber-bullet guns, to form the PTAA (Parent Teacher Arms Association), in a cartoonishly demagogic response to the issue of school safety. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for demagogic
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  1. seditious
  2. treacherous
  3. traitorous
  4. treasonous
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  • Hong Kong police arrested two people in June on suspicion of selling seditious publications and receiving funds from foreign political organizations, acting under a recent national security law.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Among the hardliners, I was condemned as a seditious woman.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Definition of seditious
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  • The infamous cyclops briefly appeared, as well as footage of Odysseus and his men battling the cannibalistic race of giants known as Laestrygonians and navigating around the treacherous whirlpool Charybdis.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
  • According to the hiking blog, The Hiking HI, the rock bridge can only be traversed at low tide, but can be treacherous either way.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Definition of treacherous
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  • And at the very center of Hell is Satan himself, the traitorous Archangel Lucifer, depicted as a monstrous creature with wings and three heads.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026
  • Russell fabricates a lie with the rest of the villains, and the heroes believe it, despite a warning from one traitorous tribemate.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Definition of traitorous
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  • There will be more local politicians who fail the integrity test and become treasonous to their constituents.
    — DP Opinion, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
  • Our democracy, our constitution, our rule of law are being challenged right now as never before by a reckless, racist, incompetent, treasonous president.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Definition of treasonous

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“Demagogic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demagogic. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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