Synonyms of hawks

hawks 1 of 2

noun

plural of hawk

as in militants

one who urges or attempts to cause a war

the hawks were claiming that without war there could be no peace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• militants
• militarists
• warmongers
• war hawks
• jingoists
• jingoes
• agitators
• combatants
• firebrands
• instigators
• belligerents
• fomenters
• chauvinists
• rabble-rousers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doves
• pacifists
• peacemakers
• peaceniks
• peacekeepers

hawks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hawk

as in peddles

to sell from place to place usually in small quantities

a determined bootstrapper who went from hawking newspapers on the street corner to running a media empire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peddles
• markets
• distributes
• wholesales
• retails
• deals (in)
• trades (in)
• high-pressures
• merchandises
• vends
• hustles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hawks

Noun

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

At the same time, Sobyanin, who is widely seen as a pragmatist, has rebuffed calls by Russian hawks for a broad mobilization of conscripts and putting the entire economy on a war footing. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

There are flocks of geese and ducks, soaring hawks, chipmunks, deer, numerous varieties of insects, and many, many more. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Tarantulas sometimes escape, but tarantula hawks are very successful when hunting for a host. — Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026

Going deeper Fortune's Eleanor Pringle reports that debt hawks are increasingly alarmed as the 10-year Treasury yield approaches 5%, warning the move could signal a brewing national debt spiral. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Rising bond yields have been causing plenty of consternation among fiscal hawks and investors, with good reason. — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Black rat snakes are eaten by raccoons, weasels, coyotes, owls, hawks, and other snakes. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026

Parnell could face a tough confirmation given GOP hawks’ fondness for Driscoll and past domestic abuse allegations against him. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Verb

The 59-year-old also hawks a jewelry line for HSN and is a partner for hair-extension brand Locks and Mane. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026

One does detect in Iran hawks a kind of 'will to destruction' and hatred of boring, civilized diplomacy. — Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

Thinking about fashion as a career, Schiaparelli hawks her sketches. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026

Her Sharon Coombs is a high-end insurance broker who hawks pricey policies to wealthy clients, sugaring her pitch with a hint of seduction. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026