xenophobic

adjective

Definition of xenophobicnext
as in nativist

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Recent Examples of xenophobic After a rather lengthy political battle, Bethan Vaughan triumphs over an antisemitic and xenophobic candidate to become only the second PM during the run of The Diplomat. — Peter White, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 In real life, the yakuza gangs were not always so xenophobic. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Foreigners have also experienced sporadic outbursts of xenophobic violence. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 Both need a robust GOP turnout to win in November and neither wants to risk alienating too many within the party’s xenophobic, anti-immigrant wing. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 Prevailing xenophobic notions of the time would have insisted on Bridget’s culpability, particularly when Irish women were seen as more likely to be able to swing an ax than leisurely ladies like Lizzie. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 The xenophobic portrayal of the area’s indigenous population is a whole other, uncomfortable issue. — Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 Snyder visually embodies noxious, xenophobic attitudes towards the Global South. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026 Latinos have been not only frequent targets of nativism and xenophobic violence but also supporters — regularly enforcers — of it. — Eladio Bobadilla, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for xenophobic
  1. nativist
  2. anti-immigrant
  3. patriotic
  4. anti-foreign
  5. loyal
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  • At large right-wing events, young conservatives have consistently espoused a deeply nativist strain of politics, and expressed their fandom of Fuentes and his politics.
    — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Not that extricating supply chains from China is sufficient in today’s nativist political climate.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of nativist
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  • The act itself was fueled by anti-immigrant sentiment following the refugee exodus from Cuba, also known as the Mariel boatlift, which brought approximately 125,000 Cubans to Florida.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • This reaction is often tinged with right-wing politics—in the past year, there has been an increase in anti-immigrant, homophobic, Islamophobic, and antisemitic chants.
    — Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of anti-immigrant
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  • 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
Adjective
  • From Xi Jinping’s quest to regain China’s glory, to Vladimir Putin’s attempts at a new Russian empire, to the rise of populist anti-foreign attitudes in the United States, Britain, Germany, and France, negative views of others underpin many of the conflicts in today’s world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
  • Demilitarizing those areas now would mean surrendering the CCP’s solemn mission to make China whole again and, consequently, diminishing its ability to use anti-foreign nationalism as a source of legitimacy.
    — Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
Definition of anti-foreign
Adjective
  • Members who believe their institution is genuinely looking out for them tend to stay loyal.
    — Anand Solanki, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The brand’s distinctive designs, which feature minimalistic, clean, architectural shapes, have had a loyal following.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of loyal

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“Xenophobic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/xenophobic. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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