isolationist

[ahy-suh-ley-shuh-nist, is-uh-] / ˌaɪ səˈleɪ ʃə nɪst, ˌɪs ə- /

ADJECTIVE

conventional

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rigid

WEAK

bigoted bourgeois button-down commonplace conforming conservative demure doctrinal dogmatic drippy hackneyed hidebound humdrum illiberal in rut inflexible insular lame literal moderate moral narrow narrow-minded not extreme not heretical obstinate parochial pedestrian prosaic puritanical routine rube run-of-the-mill sober solemn square stereotyped straight strait-laced strict stuffy uptight

Antonyms

WEAK

abnormal different exotic foreign irregular new original strange uncommon unconventional uncustomary unique unusual

NOUN

nonaligned nation

Synonyms

WEAK

neutralist nation unaligned nation

Example Sentences

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And Brown has repeatedly warned of the dangers of an isolationist, 'us versus them' approach to international affairs.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

“We can’t be completely isolationist but sometimes you have to stay within your own home.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Countries have become more isolationist manufacturing-wise, so they need to generate more electricity locally.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Those sites represent shifting centers of power, influence and reigning cultural philosophy within the country, beginning with the isolationist Joseon dynasty that ruled for half a millennium, before the tumultuous modern era.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2024

But gradually they came to accept Harry's isolationist ways as the norm—at least, for him.

From This Crowded Earth by Bloch, Robert

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