Flag-waving
Flag-waving adjective - Fanatically patriotic.
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Synonyms for Flag-waving
Xenophobic and flag-waving are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Xenophobic" instead an adjective phrase "Flag-waving".
Xenophobic
Xenophobic adjective - Suffering from xenophobia; having abnormal fear or hatred of the strange or foreign.
Flag-waving and xenophobic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flag-waving" instead an adjective "Xenophobic".
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Related pairs
- bigoted and flag-waving
- bigoted and xenophobic
- loyal and flag-waving
- loyal and xenophobic
- chauvinist and flag-waving
- chauvinist and xenophobic
- nationalist and flag-waving
- nationalist and xenophobic
- racist and flag-waving
- racist and xenophobic
- patriotic and flag-waving
- patriotic and xenophobic
- nationalistic and flag-waving
- nationalistic and xenophobic
Both words in one sentence
- Flag-waving outside a sporting context is a particular no-no, and overt patriotism gets the same reactions as in America (i.e.: viewed as ignorantly nationalistic and xenophobic).
Source: Cultural Cringe
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Xenophobic and Flag-waving. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/flag-waving/xenophobic
Flag-waving & Xenophobic. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/flag-waving/xenophobic>.
Xenophobic or Flag-waving. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/flag-waving/xenophobic.
