isolationist
Against international involvement
An isolationist advocates for a nation's withdrawal from international affairs, alliances, and foreign entanglements.
The term often describes American political figures who oppose military intervention abroad or participation in international organizations: isolationist senators blocked the treaty.
The stance can extend beyond politics—anyone who advocates avoiding outside involvement might be called isolationist.
Opposing foreign policy involvement
- protectionistFavors limiting foreign trade
- nationalistOne prioritizing homeland interests
- pacifistAnti-violence believer
- BrexiteerPro-departure British voter
Policy of staying uninvolved
- protectionismShielding local producers
- neutralityState of taking sides
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
sanctions · withdrawal · unilateralism · customs · autarky · disengagement · non-alignment · quarantine
Independence from outside aid
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- self-governmentRuling oneself independently
autarky · separatism · self-containment · detachment · insularity · non-alignment · decoupling · homesteading
Preference for native-born citizens
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
sovereignty · populism · Brexit · insularity · homogeneity · anti-globalization · protectionist · inward-looking
Sanctuary or withdrawal
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- hermitPerson choosing total seclusion
- reclusiveSeeking isolation from others
inward-turning · aloofness · detachment · standoffish · bunker · cocooning · shell · drawbridge
noninterventionist
Opposing foreign policy involvement
- protectionistFavors limiting foreign trade
- nationalistOne prioritizing homeland interests
- pacifistAnti-violence believer
nonintervention
Policy of staying uninvolved
- protectionismShielding local producers
- neutralityState of taking sides
- tariffsTaxes on imports
embargo · sanctions · withdrawal · unilateralism · customs · autarky · disengagement · non-alignment · quarantine
self-sufficiency
Independence from outside aid
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
self-government · autarky · separatism · self-containment · detachment · insularity · non-alignment · decoupling · homesteading · subsistence
nativism
Preference for native-born citizens
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
patriotism · sovereignty · populism · Brexit · insularity · homogeneity · anti-globalization · protectionist · inward-looking
retreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- hermitPerson choosing total seclusion
reclusive · inward-turning · aloofness · detachment · standoffish · bunker · cocooning · shell · drawbridge
- politicalconservative, liberal, moderate, centrist, leftist
- policy adjectivesfiscal, domestic, foreign, federal, national
- political typesconservative, liberal, moderate, leftist, rightist
- flow artistshoop dancer, fire spinner, hula hooper, fan dancer, fire dancer
- outsidersoutcast, outsider, outcasts, pariah, misfit
- political ideologiesconservatism, conservative, anarchism, liberalism, liberal
isolationistinternationalist
Supporter of worldwide cooperation
globalist · interventionist · cosmopolitan · Atlanticist · expansionist
isolationistinterventionist
Advocate for outside involvement
hawk · militarist · neoconservative · imperialist · expansionist