In retrospect, the hawkish tendencies of that society were becoming more and more evident in the months before war broke out.
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Hawkish
/ˈhɑːkɪʃ/
Synonyms for "hawkish" (40 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Adjective(2 words)
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Related words (20)
Noun(4 words)
Adjective(4 words)
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More general
5 entrieseconomic policy stanceforeign policy orientationmonetary policy stancepolicy stancepolitical position
More specific
4 entriesinterventionist stancemilitaristic policymonetary tighteningtight policy
Collocations
6 entrieshawkish foreign policyhawkish monetary policyhawkish posturehawkish rhetorichawkish stancehawkish tone
Inflections
2 entriesmore hawkishmost hawkish
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1 entriesSample sentences
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I am in favor of a more hawkish foreign policy.
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He's both a hawkish dove and a dovish hawk.
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She must have been very beautiful as a young girl, but was now too fierce and hawkish looking, though you would still call her handsome.
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