patriots

NOUN

person who loves his or her country

Synonyms

STRONG

flag-waver jingoist loyalist nationalist partisan patrioteer volunteer

WEAK

good citizen statesperson ultranationalist

Antonyms

WEAK

expatriot traitor

Example Sentences

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“My dad’s going crazy because the Patriots are scoring or something,” Austin Sagan said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Suzman launched into a detailed explanation of his support for the New England Patriots while balancing it with his roughly 35 years in Seattle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Birmingham 5, Banning 1: The top-seeded Patriots advanced to a Wednesday semifinal game against Carson at Cal State Northridge.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The Cincinnati Bengals then face the Atlanta Falcons at the home of Real Madrid while the New England Patriots, who reached last season's Super Bowl, will take on the Detroit Lions in Munich.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Some historians believe that about one-third of the colonists were Tories, one-third were Patriots, and the rest didn’t take sides.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen