Flag-waving Synonyms

flăgwāvĭng
An appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. jingoism
Fanatically patriotic
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. chauvinistic
  2. jingoistic
  3. nationalistic
  4. ultranationalistic
  5. superpatriotic

Words Related to Flag-waving

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Flag-waving Sentence Examples

  • The invasion was a blatant attempt to use the flag waving patriotism of war to quell unrest in the working classes.

  • Or will he take a huge - and in now way pointed - detour to avoid the flag-waving blighters?

  • This relied heavily on a superiority complex of militarism and jingoistic flag-waving, the ignorant non-sense that British is best in the world.

  • They allowed him to combine his penchant for death and disaster with flag-waving patriotism.