isolationist

isolationist [ahy-suh-ley-shuh-nist, is-uh-] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for isolationist on Thesaurus.com noun

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of isolationists or isolationism: to be accused of isolationist sympathies.

Origin of isolationist An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; isolation + -ist Related formsan·ti-i·so·la·tion·ist, noun, adjectiveun·i·so·la·tion·ist, adjective Related Words for isolationist rigid, bigoted, bourgeois, commonplace, conforming, conservative, demure, dogmatic, hackneyed, humdrum, illiberal, inflexible, insular, lame, literal, moderate, moral, narrow, narrow-minded, obstinate Examples from the Web for isolationist Contemporary Examples of isolationist

Paul, meanwhile, has taken to cyberbullying Rubio, tweeting on Friday that he is “acting like an isolationist.”

Olivia Nuzzi

December 19, 2014

“With all due respect” because “isolationist,” Cheney knows, is a deeply politically damaging insult.

Olivia Nuzzi

August 18, 2014

Establishment figures look a bit askance at the Kentucky senator because of his isolationist roots.

Ben Jacobs

June 6, 2014

It really does encourage an isolationist view that negates the shared experience.

Roland S. Martin

February 19, 2014

Instead, he carried on with his blinkered views and remained an isolationist.

Jacob Heilbrunn

November 21, 2012

Historical Examples of isolationist

But gradually they came to accept Harry’s isolationist ways as the norm—at least, for him.

Robert Bloch

Word Origin and History for isolationist

in reference to U.S. foreign policy, 1899 (earlier in reference to treatment of leprosy), from isolation + -ist. Isolationism is attested by 1922.