JINGOISTS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

jingoists

noun

plural of jingoist

as in hawks

one who urges or attempts to cause a war jingoists applauding the appointment of a hard-line foreign minister

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hawks

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Birds, including Canadian geese, several types of hawks, mynas and larks were also killed in the thousands.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The groups have watched pigeon flocks flee from hawks and have seen pigeons feeding crop milk, a substance adult pigeons produce near their throat, to their babies.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

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