un-American
Against national values
Un-American describes behavior, beliefs, or values considered contrary to American ideals—typically democracy, individual liberty, or free enterprise.
The term carries accusatory force: The senator called the policy un-American.
During the Cold War, the House Un-American Activities Committee investigated suspected communists.
The charge often reveals more about the accuser's politics than any objective standard of American identity.
Betraying one's nation
- seditionInciting revolt against government
- subversiveSeeking to undermine authority
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
defector · traitor · turncoat · collaborator · spy · infiltrator · quisling · seditious
Public expression of disapproval
- activismDirect effort for reform
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- boycottOrganized economic protest
flag-burning · kneeling · whistleblower · radical · agitator · counterculture · anti-establishment · dissident
Hatred of outsiders
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- alienNon-native being
- foreignerNon-native person
nonnative · otherness · interloper · stranger · exotic · unfamiliar · cosmopolitan · globalist
treason
Betraying one's nation
- seditionInciting revolt against government
- subversiveSeeking to undermine authority
- betrayalBreaking of trust
espionage · defector · traitor · turncoat · collaborator · spy · infiltrator · quisling · seditious · treasonous
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- activismDirect effort for reform
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
boycott · flag-burning · kneeling · whistleblower · radical · agitator · counterculture · anti-establishment · dissident · nonconformist
xenophobia
Hatred of outsiders
foreigner · nonnative · otherness · interloper · stranger · exotic · unfamiliar · cosmopolitan · globalist · internationalist
flag
Cloth symbol or signal
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- pledgeBinding promise given
- anthemOfficial song of praise
democracy · liberty · freedom · apple-pie · baseball · patriotic · citizenship · republic
- Red ScareHUAC, McCarthyism, blacklist, loyalty oaths, Joe McCarthy
un-AmericanAmerican
From the U.S.
patriotic · all-American · pro-American · flag-waving · loyal
un-Americanall-American
Stereotypically from the States
apple-pie · homegrown · heartland · mainstream · down-home
America, American, Americans, Americana, Americanize, Americanization, South American, North American, Americanism