He's both a hawkish dove and a dovish hawk.
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Dovish
//ˈdʌvɪʃ//
Synonyms for "dovish" (19 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Adjective(3 words)
Strong matches (6)
Adjective(3 words)
Related words (9)
Adjective(5 words)
Adjective(2 words)
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1 entriesderived
2 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
3 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
24 translations across 7 languages.
Georgian
2 entries- არაინტერვენციონისტი adj (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist)
- მშვიდობისმოყვარე adj (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist)
German
4 entries- friedliebend adj (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist)
- friedsam adj (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist)
- taubenartig adj (like a dove)
- taubenhaft adj (disfavoring increasing interest rates)
Italian
4 entries- come una colomba adj (like a dove)
- conservatore adj (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist)
- contenuto adj (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist)
- da agnellino adj (like a dove)
Romanian
2 entries- iubitor al păcii adj (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist)
- pacifist adj (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist)
Russian
4 entries- голуби́ный adj (like a dove)
- голуби́ный adj (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist)
- ми́рный adj (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist)
- пацифи́стский adj (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist)
Spanish
1 entries- columbino adj (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist)
Ukrainian
1 entries- голуби́ний adj (like a dove)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
According to Kathleen A. Francovic, director of surveys for CBS News, it was the “war and peace” issue that seemed to separate the sexes in 1980, with women predictably perched on the dovish side.
Source: wiktionary
Doubtless an expression of frustration at the UN secretary general, who has long been too dovish for Bush administration tastes.
Source: wiktionary
Caillaux bypassed his Foreign Office in order to impose his own dovish agenda on the negotiations with Berlin […].
Source: wiktionary
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