pro-war
Supporting military action
Pro-war describes support for military conflict or armed intervention.
Someone pro-war advocates for or favors going to war, typically in a specific context: The senator's pro-war stance cost him votes.
The term often appears in political debate, contrasted with anti-war positions: Pro-war pundits dominated the cable news coverage.
Advocate for outside involvement
- bellicoseInclined toward aggression
- jingoisticExcessively nationalistic, pro-war
- sabre-rattlingThreatening military action loudly
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
hardline · preemptive · hawkish · aggressive · combative · confrontational · pugnacious · antagonistic
Bellicose extreme patriotism
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- ultranationalismExtreme supremacist patriotism
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- expansionismPolicy of territorial growth
superpatriotism · imperialism · hegemony · annexation · territorialism · fatherland · motherland · sovereignty
Demonstrative national enthusiasm
- dutyRequired moral task
- serviceAid or maintenance
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- valorCourage in danger
heroism · courage · solidarity · defense · commitment · honor · bravery · loyalty
Collective military weapons
- conscriptionMandatory military enrollment
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- rearmamentRebuilding military capacity
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
tactical · ordnance · deployment · occupation · invasion · military-industrial · fortification · munitions
interventionist
Advocate for outside involvement
- bellicoseInclined toward aggression
- jingoisticExcessively nationalistic, pro-war
- sabre-rattlingThreatening military action loudly
belligerent · hardline · preemptive · hawkish · aggressive · combative · confrontational · pugnacious · antagonistic · provocative
jingoism
Bellicose extreme patriotism
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- ultranationalismExtreme supremacist patriotism
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
expansionism · superpatriotism · imperialism · hegemony · annexation · territorialism · fatherland · motherland · sovereignty · dominance
flag-waving
Demonstrative national enthusiasm
valor · heroism · courage · solidarity · defense · commitment · honor · bravery · loyalty · allegiance
armament
Collective military weapons
- conscriptionMandatory military enrollment
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- rearmamentRebuilding military capacity
strategic · tactical · ordnance · deployment · occupation · invasion · military-industrial · fortification · munitions · arsenal
- politicalconservative, liberal, moderate, centrist, leftist