isolationismnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌaɪ.səlˈeɪ.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/us/ˌaɪ.səlˈeɪ.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/disapprovingthe political principle or practice of showing interest only in your own country and not being involved in international activities
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globalism
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Patriotism & nationalism
- chauvinism
- chauvinist
- jingoism
- jingoist
- nationalism
- nationalist
- nationalistic
- nativism
- patriot
- patriotic
- patriotism
- wrap
- wrap yourself in the flag idiom
isolationist
adjective uk/ˌaɪ.səlˈeɪ.ʃən.ɪst/us/ˌaɪ.səlˈeɪ.ʃən.ɪst/
an isolationist policy/nation/attitude