PATRIOT Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

patriot

noun

ˈpā-trē-ət

Definition of patriot

as in loyalist

a person who loves his or her country and supports its interests and policies the contention that true patriots would be willing to do anything for their country

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Recent Examples of patriot Being a Zionist no more obligates us to support every Israeli policy than being an American patriot requires supporting every policy of our government. — Scott Levin, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2026 His fellow longtime patriot in arms, 78-year-old lead singer Brian Johnson, who replaced the late Bon Scott in 1980, brought comparable spark to the stage. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Another reason was that the government was in the business of defining who was a patriot. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026 The families see themselves as patriots that are helping build important economic sectors in the United States and that is there's no insider information. — Terry Gross, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for patriot

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The first Prancing Horse without a combustion engine was always going to be an affront to the most hard-core faction of the brand’s many loyalists, but disappointment with the important model surpassed even them.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2026
Don’t tell that to the MAGA loyalists gathered in Dalton for his rally.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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Democracy in America is facing growing threats from white supremacists and Christian nationalists, and those who are concerned must work harder to counter them, panelists told attendees at a Monday night forum in Kansas City.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
That burden kept growing partly because nationalists on the periphery tended to revolt, especially when rival empires encouraged them.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

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