Thesaurus / hawkish
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synonyms for hawkish
- crisp
- brisk
- freezing
- breezy
- icy
- frosty
- wintry
- cool
- sharp
- arctic
- biting
- fresh
- glacial
- nippy
- penetrating
- snappy
- blowy
- icebox
- drafty
- arctic
- benumbed
- biting
- bitter
- bleak
- boreal
- brisk
- chill
- chilly
- cool
- crisp
- cutting
- frigid
- frosty
- frozen
- gelid
- glacial
- icy
- inclement
- intense
- keen
- nippy
- penetrating
- piercing
- polar
- raw
- severe
- sharp
- snappy
- snowy
- stinging
- wintry
- algid
- below freezing
- below zero
- blasting
- brumal
- chilled
- frore
- have goose bumps
- hiemal
- hyperborean
- icebox
- iced
- nipping
- numbed
- numbing
- one-dog night
- rimy
- Siberian
- sleety
- two-dog night
- wintry
- crisp
- snowy
- frozen
- brisk
- raw
- icy
- frosty
- cool
- bitter
- intense
- bleak
- frigid
- arctic
- stinging
- keen
- cutting
- sharp
- chill
- biting
- gelid
- glacial
- inclement
- nippy
- penetrating
- piercing
- polar
- severe
- snappy
- benumbed
- boreal
- shivery
- chilled
- Siberian
- hyperborean
- icebox
- algid
- below freezing
- below zero
- blasting
- brumal
- frore
- have goose bumps
- hiemal
- iced
- nipping
- numbed
- numbing
- one-dog night
- rimy
- sleety
- two-dog night
- contentious
- energetic
- cantankerous
- belligerent
- bellicose
- antagonistic
- militant
- ornery
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome
- strenuous
- truculent
- warlike
- warring
- scrappy
- cussed
- fire-eating
- gladiatorial
- ructious
- trigger-happy
- chilly
- refreshing
- frosty
- frigid
- arctic
- biting
- chilling
- chill
- gelid
- snappy
- wintry
- shivery
- chilled
- air-conditioned
- nipping
- algid
- coldish
- frore
- contentious
- intrusive
- combative
- threatening
- destructive
- antipathetic
- barbaric
- bellicose
- disruptive
- disturbing
- martial
- militant
- offensive
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome
- rapacious
- warlike
- advancing
- assailing
- attacking
- encroaching
- intruding
- invading
- hostile
- belligerent
- boxing
- militant
- martial
- determined
- angry
- argumentative
- bellicose
- combative
- contentious
- disputatious
- ferocious
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome
- resolute
- truculent
- unbeatable
- up in arms
- militaristic
- scrappy
- battling
- fencing
- tilting
- warmongering
- jousting
- sparring
- contending
- wrestling
- disputative
- jingoistic
- ready to fight
- under arms
- polar
- chilly
- icy
- frigid
- biting
- glacial
- wintry
- frosty
- arctic
- penetrating
- raw
- cutting
- bitter
- chill
- gelid
- nippy
- snappy
- shivery
- numbing
- chilled
- Siberian
- frost-bound
- one-dog night
- two-dog night
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- sympathetic
- ardent
- dull
- blunt
- nice
- mild
- good
- heated
- warm
- temperate
- hot
- zealous
- interested
- fervid
- excited
- enthusiastic
- eager
- animated
- stupid
- ignorant
- responsive
- kind
- friendly
- pleasant
- uncool
- square
- poor
- approving
- temperate
- warm
- hot
- unpopular
- kind
- friendly
- upset
- excited
- annoyed
- agitated
- responsive
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How to use hawkish in a sentence
Having already bashed Graham on Tuesday night for his hawkish support of the Afghanistan War—the senator again appeared on Hannity’s show that evening—Carlson expanded his criticism of Graham’s Afghanistan record on Wednesday night.
TUCKER MOCKS LINDSEY GRAHAM’S ‘FUNDRAISING’ FOX INTERVIEWS: ‘IT’S POLITICAL TELEVANGELISM’JUSTIN BARAGONASEPTEMBER 2, 2021THE DAILY BEASTIn any case, the hawkish posture that he assumed as Ford’s defense secretary defined the rest of his political career.
DONALD H. RUMSFELD, INFLUENTIAL BUT CONTROVERSIAL BUSH DEFENSE SECRETARY, DIES AT 88BRADLEY GRAHAMJUNE 30, 2021WASHINGTON POSTAs Berlin begins to become more hawkish on China, so may the EU.
EXCLUSIVE: GERMAN OFFICIAL QUASHED INTELLIGENCE REPORT ON CHINA'S INFLUENCEBETHANY ALLEN-EBRAHIMIANOCTOBER 6, 2020AXIOSHe had a reputation for being fiscally hawkish and clashed with his boss over financial decisions.
MORNING REPORT: TENSIONS, THEN A PRICEY RESIGNATION AT NATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTVOICE OF SAN DIEGOJULY 20, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOThis trend has been confirmed by the fourth resurrection of the infamously hawkish Committee on the Present Danger, a group of national security experts, think tank members and former military staff, some with links to the far right.
GEORGE FLOYD PROTESTS SHOW HOW THE US HAS RETREATED FROM ITS POSITION AS A WORLD LEADERLGBTQ-EDITORJUNE 9, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWSThe Luftwaffe Marshal gasped, but swallowed the cry of fright as Dave's gun came within ten inches of his thin, hawkish nose.
DAVE DAWSON WITH THE COMMANDOSR. SIDNEY BOWENHis eyes were large and gray; his nose of a hawkish shape; his lips very thin.
THE CATHOLIC WORLD. VOLUME II; NUMBERS 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.E. RAMEURHis long face had a hawkish cast, and it was gray, not with age, but with the sage-gray of the desert.
THE HERITAGE OF THE DESERTZANE GREYHis hawkish features, upturned moustache, and colourless skin gave him a truly Machiavellian aspect.
A LIVELY BIT OF THE FRONTPERCY F. WESTERMANThe proprietor, a drawn, unhappy looking creature, and a hawkish looking German assistant welcomed me cordially.
THE CONQUESTOSCAR MICHEAUXWORDS RELATED TO HAWKISH
- Siberian
- algid
- arctic
- below freezing
- below zero
- benumbed
- biting
- bitter
- blasting
- bleak
- boreal
- brisk
- brumal
- chill
- chilled
- cool
- crisp
- cutting
- frigid
- frore
- frosty
- frozen
- gelid
- glacial
- have goose bumps
- hawkish
- hiemal
- hyperborean
- icebox
- iced
- icy
- inclement
- intense
- keen
- nipping
- nippy
- numbed
- numbing
- one-dog night
- penetrating
- piercing
- polar
- raw
- rimy
- severe
- sharp
- shivery
- sleety
- snappy
- snowy
- stinging
- two-dog night
- wintry
- Siberian
- algid
- arctic
- below freezing
- below zero
- benumbed
- biting
- bitter
- blasting
- bleak
- boreal
- brisk
- brumal
- chill
- chilled
- cool
- crisp
- cutting
- frigid
- frore
- frosty
- frozen
- gelid
- glacial
- have goose bumps
- hawkish
- hiemal
- hyperborean
- icebox
- iced
- icy
- inclement
- intense
- keen
- nipping
- nippy
- numbed
- numbing
- one-dog night
- penetrating
- piercing
- polar
- raw
- rimy
- severe
- sharp
- shivery
- sleety
- snappy
- snowy
- stinging
- two-dog night
- wintry
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.