Synonyms for nationalism
ˈnæʃ ə nlˌɪz əm, ˈnæʃ nəˌlɪz-na·tion·al·ism

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1. patriotism, nationalismnoun

   love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

   "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high"

   Synonyms:
   patriotism

   Antonyms:
   multiculturalism, internationalism

2. nationalismnoun

   the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other

   Synonyms:
   patriotism

   Antonyms:
   internationalism, multiculturalism

3. nationalismnoun

   the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination

   Synonyms:
   patriotism

   Antonyms:
   internationalism, multiculturalism

4. nationalismnoun

   the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals

   Synonyms:
   patriotism

   Antonyms:
   internationalism, multiculturalism

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1. • Ambition
   • Doctrine
   • Loyalty

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1. tribalism

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   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "nationalism":

   nationalist

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1. Heidi Beirich:

   It’s just extremely old-school and, I think, honestly weird to them, that’s not the image that they have of what white nationalism should be.

2. Rick Wilson:

   He's an existential risk, not only to the conservative movement, but to the Republican Party, we have reached a point now where we could abandon or lose limited-government conservatives for a generation if we replace it for this statist nationalism and Trumpism as a doctrine for our party.

3. Fredric Wehrey:

   It did stir a lot of ambivalence and even outright criticism from people who say, 'Well you know, ISIS is bad but at least ISIS is standing up to the Shiites and the Iranian menace,' now this war on the Houthis is a godsend to them because they are able to stir up this new Saudi nationalism, this pan-Sunni fervor, and it's to show they are defending the Sunnis... for domestic benefit.

4. Jamaal Bowman:

   Wehave to deal with it directly, not only through law enforcement, but by recognizing that White nationalism lives in every American institution.

5. The German-educated Kizilyurek:

   I do see federalism ... as an antidote to nationalism, especially in the geographies where you have multiethnic groups living together.