Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nationalist

2 senses of nationalist

Sense 1
patriot, nationalist -- (one who loves and defends his or her country)
       => national, subject -- (a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects")

Sense 2
nationalist -- (an advocate of national independence of or a strong national government)
       => advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent -- (a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea)

Antonyms of adj nationalist

1 sense of nationalist

Sense 1
nationalist, nationalistic -- (devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others; "nationalist aspirations"; "minor nationalistic differences")

INDIRECT (VIA national) -> international -- (concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations; "international affairs"; "an international agreement"; "international waters")

Similarity of adj nationalist

1 sense of nationalist

Sense 1
nationalist, nationalistic -- (devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others; "nationalist aspirations"; "minor nationalistic differences")
       => national (vs. international) -- (limited to or in the interests of a particular nation; "national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national policy")