Synonyms for hawkish
ˈhɔ kɪʃhawk·ish

Princeton's WordNet

1. militant, hawkish, warlikeadjective

   disposed to warfare or hard-line policies

   "militant nations"; "hawkish congressman"; "warlike policies"

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1. List of paraphrases for "hawkish":

   hardline, hard-line, warmongering

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1. Jay Farner:

   If the Fed continues … being hawkish then I think we could have a steeper recession. And that wouldn’t be good for anybody.

2. Patrick Lozada:

   There is a broad hawkishness on China that straddles left, right, and center, the problem with this consensus is that in the absence of a credible counter-argument, the actual facts on the ground can sometimes be lost as people compete to see who can be more hawkish.

3. Stefan Angrick:

   Investors interpreted the news as signaling a hawkish turn, but it will take time for the implications to become clear.

4. Lindsey Graham:

   I'm a pretty hawkish fellow, but I learned a long time ago ... that you are not going to win this war by killing terrorists, we have a moment now that we haven't had in decades.

5. Aditya Bhave:

   There is a risk United States get stuck in a feedback loop, the Fed keeps cutting rates, trade policy keeps getting more hawkish and The Fed runs out of ammunition to fight the next recession.