hawkishness

Noun

Meaning

any political orientation favoring aggressive policies

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Synonyms

attack assault aggression antagonism chauvinism belligerence aggressiveness jingoism militarism bad manners bellicosity jingoist aggro martialism saber rattling

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Antonyms

dovishness love humanity consideration affection forgiveness

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Hypernyms

ideology political theory political orientation

Hyponyms

militarism warmongering war advocacy

Examples

Dole's hawkishness on the Vietnam War and on crime issues kept him in good standing with the right wing. Source: Internet

The nickname referred not to his military hawkishness but rather to his crusading for social welfare and civil rights programs. Source: Internet

Barr’s speech comes amid a developing trend of hawkishness against China in Washington. Source: Internet

Susan Rice might have a lot of experience in foreign policy, but it’s not clear what her actual views are: She was at the table for Obama administration decisions that tended toward hawkishness and toward restraint. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Hawkinsville hawkish hawkishly hawkism hawkist hawkless