Definitions

isolationist

[ahy-suh-ley-shuh-nist, is-uh-] / ˌaɪ səˈleɪ ʃə nɪst, ˌɪs ə- /

ADJECTIVE

conventional

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rigid

WEAK

bigoted bourgeois button-down commonplace conforming conservative demure doctrinal dogmatic drippy hackneyed hidebound humdrum illiberal in rut inflexible insular lame literal moderate moral narrow narrow-minded not extreme not heretical obstinate parochial pedestrian prosaic puritanical routine rube run-of-the-mill sober solemn square stereotyped straight strait-laced strict stuffy uptight

Antonyms

WEAK

abnormal different exotic foreign irregular new original strange uncommon unconventional uncustomary unique unusual

NOUN

nonaligned nation

Synonyms

WEAK

neutralist nation unaligned nation

Example Sentences

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Isolationist thinking: This served as an aggravating factor for Stack.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2010

So isolated last week was Isolationist Marshall that even his own family made a mystery of his whereabouts.

From Time Magazine Archive

With the help of Senator Arthur Vandenberg, who was one of Jerry's early mentors, Ford knocked off Isolationist Congressman Barney Jonk-man in the 1948 Republican primary, easily defeated his Democratic opponent in the November election.

From Time Magazine Archive

Peppery Isolationist Charles Clayton Morison, editor of Christian Century, means to carry on, too.

From Time Magazine Archive

Missing was their best strategist, Montana's Burton K. Wheeler, who was out beating the bushes for some additional Isolationist recruits.

From Time Magazine Archive

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