Hawkish

7 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Favouring aggressive, warlike, or hard-line policies, especially in political or military contexts.

“The senator took a hawkish stance on defence spending, pushing for a significant increase in military budgets.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

hawk·ish

Related Words

Synonyms

militantwarlike

Antonyms

dovishpacifist

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains the uncommon letter K, the H-A-W opening cluster is rare and distinctive in Wordle

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Scrabble

K (5 pts) boosts value, HAWK as the root scores well, and the -ISH suffix adds common tiles

Words Related to Hawkish

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “hawkish” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

mawkish

Words you can make from Hawkish

Shorter words formed from the letters in “hawkish”.

haikh haiks hawks kashi khasi kiswa shahi shiah wakhi whish whisk wisha hahs haik hash hask hawk haws hish khis saki shah shaw shia

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