antipatriotic
Opposing national loyalty
Antipatriotic means opposed to or hostile toward patriotism—the love of and loyalty to one's country.
Someone antipatriotic might criticize national symbols, reject military celebrations, or question narratives of national greatness.
The word carries strong negative connotations, often used as an accusation: Critics called the protest antipatriotic.
Compare unpatriotic, which suggests mere absence of patriotic feeling rather than active opposition.
Betraying one's nation
- seditionInciting revolt against government
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- defectorOne who abandons allegiance
turncoat · quisling · collaborator · renegade · treasonous · seditious · treachery · betrayal
Seeking to undermine authority
- rebelliousResisting authority or control
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
insurgent · mutinous · revolutionary · anarchistic · radical · insurrection · rebellion · mutiny
Loss of loyalty
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- disconnectionState of being severed
- disenchantmentLoss of cherished belief
apathy · indifference · unbelonging · outsider · emigrant · exile · isolation · cynicism
Attacking cherished beliefs
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- unorthodoxContrary to accepted practice
- hereticalContrary to accepted doctrine
- contrarianChronic majority-opposer
free-thinking · questioning · skeptical · critical · irreverent · antinationalist · globalist · internationalist
treason
Betraying one's nation
- seditionInciting revolt against government
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
defector · turncoat · quisling · collaborator · renegade · treasonous · seditious · treachery · betrayal · double-crosser
subversive
Seeking to undermine authority
- rebelliousResisting authority or control
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
resistance · insurgent · mutinous · revolutionary · anarchistic · radical · insurrection · rebellion · mutiny · opposition
disaffection
Loss of loyalty
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- disconnectionState of being severed
disenchantment · apathy · indifference · unbelonging · outsider · emigrant · exile · isolation · cynicism · disillusionment
iconoclastic
Attacking cherished beliefs
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- unorthodoxContrary to accepted practice
- hereticalContrary to accepted doctrine
contrarian · free-thinking · questioning · skeptical · critical · irreverent · antinationalist · globalist · internationalist
antipatrioticpatriotic
Devoted to homeland
nationalistic · patriotism · jingoistic · flag-waving · loyal
patriot, patriotism, patriotic, expatriate, patriarch, compatriot, unpatriotic, patriarchy, repatriation