hawkish

Speech parts

1. hawkish - Adjective

2. hawkish - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

disposed to warfare or hard-line policies

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

warlike militant hawk arctic military fighting offensive hostile aggressive martial freezing fierce glacial contentious biting
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Antonyms

hot warm friendly heated peaceful boiling
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Related terms

war hawk

Anagrams

Wishkah

Examples

The benefit of appointing a hawkish central banker is the increased inflation-fighting credibility that such an appointment brings. Ben Bernanke

As a nation of servants, you (Filipinos) don't flex your muscles at your master, from whom you earn most of your bread and butter. ...They may have Barack Obama and the hawkish American military behind them, but we have a hostage in each of our homes in the Mid-Levels or higher. To Kit

militant nations Source: Internet

hawkish congressman Source: Internet

warlike policies Source: Internet

Among the executive branch authorities is the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which some of the President’s more hawkish advisers hope he will use not only to ban TikTok, but also WeChat and other China-based apps. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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