unimperialistic · adj — not imperialistic. It carries an Arena rating of 1390, earned across 2 head-to-head judged battles.
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Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, unimperialistic ranks #6,815 of 17,188 for Words That Escaped Their Books, #9,977 of 17,201 for Funniest Words, #12,502 of 17,171 for Scariest Words, #12,734 of 17,163 for Most Sublime Words.
Why “unimperialistic” is a great word
Not characterized by or supporting the policy of extending a country’s power and influence through colonization, force, or domination. From the English prefix un- (meaning "not") + imperialistic (from imperialism, itself from imperial, ultimately from the Latin imperium meaning "command, supreme power"). Unlike “anti-imperialistic,” which actively opposes and condemns such power, or “isolationist,” which withdraws from engagement altogether, “unimperialistic” simply denotes an absence of the expansionist impulse. It is a small nation’s quiet diplomacy, a leader’s refusal to raise a flag on foreign soil, the modest contentment of tending one’s own garden—a stance defined not by what it fights, but by what it will not do, and the space where other nations breathe without looking over their shoulders.
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Etymology
From un- + imperialistic.
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