FLAG-WAVERS Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

flag-wavers

noun

plural of flag-waver

as in nationalists

one who shows excessive favoritism towards his or her country a newspaper columnist who never manages to be anything other than a knee-jerk flag-waver

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Recent Examples of flag-wavers Onstage at this month’s AmericaFest, the annual conference hosted by Kirk’s organization Turning Point, Aldean and his wife, Brittany, spoke openly about their role as country-music flag-wavers for the MAGA movement. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025

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nationalists

Noun

Though the two nations have been separate and independent since the 19th century, Dominican nationalists often foreground a 22-year period from 1822 to 1844 when Haitian troops occupied the Dominican Republic.

— Kendall Medford, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
An investigation into the apocalyptic thinking of Christian nationalists, tech-bro reactionaries and populist survivalists.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

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