jingoistic

adjective

as in nationalistic
having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country dismissed the political action committee as a bunch of jingoistic extremists who never met a war they wouldn't support

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Recent Examples of jingoistic Everyone was in a real groove during the season premiere, especially when the entire panel got jingoistic about the moon. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 Showing your pride for your country at this time was not considered jingoistic. — Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Is the perfect gift a painting (too European), a symphony (way too European), a bespoke work of jingoistic smut about Uncle Sam and the Statue of Liberty? — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 22 June 2026 And the industry had already begun to shift away from the wave of big-budget historical dramas and jingoistic biopics that marked the Orbán years. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2026 While jingoistic support for the military was Anutin’s secret weapon, the progressive’s antagonist view of green uniforms turned out to be its kryptonite. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 Feb. 2026 In certain ways, the campaign served as the mirror image of anti-communist and jingoistic propaganda in the United States at the time. — Wendy Z. Goldman, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025 It’s seen as overly jingoistic, pro-military, pro-Israel even given the inclusion of sympathetic (and attractive) Mossad agents. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 With a clear differentiation between the two flavors of jingoistic multiplayer shooter, players can revel in the franchise rivalry that was previously most heated back in the late 2000s and early 2010s. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jingoistic
  1. nationalistic
  2. nationalist
  3. patriotic
Adjective
  • At stake in Tuesday’s election is whether Israel keeps moving in the nationalistic, conservative and religious direction – or changes course.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
  • But these election day visitors and likeminded liberal voters are rallying to protect and preserve their way of life in a country that is becoming more religious and nationalistic.
    — Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of nationalistic
Adjective
  • About 50 organizations have called for a protest against the far right on the sidelines of the two-day congress of Marine Le Pen's nationalist, anti-immigration party ahead of next spring's presidential election.
    — ELITSA GADEVA, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • An influential nationalist group close to the ruling party went further, demanding that Starlink be kept out of India altogether, citing national security concerns.
    — Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of nationalist
Adjective
  • Sellers have cut prices, closed stores, branched into other patriotic merchandise or turned to Trump’s rallies for sales.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Onscreen, this ethnic conflict allowed Ken-san and other kimonoed gangsters to be presented as pure, sincere, patriotic heroes fighting for traditional Japanese values against savage aliens as well as local, gun-toting yakuza.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of patriotic

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“Jingoistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingoistic. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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