COMMIE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

commie

noun

ˈkä-mē

Definition of commie

as in communist

an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state alleged that commies had infiltrated every level of the federal government

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Recent Examples of commie At other times, he’s called to action as a respected adventurer to investigate missing persons and MacGuffins, which generally leads to a series of globe-spanning scraps with members Axis Powers (sometimes cultists and commies too). — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024 There is the monolithic enemy — commies from North Vietnam, sneak attackers from Imperial Japan, tech spies from China. — Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023 Thank you @elonmusk for stopping the commie who suspended me from Twitter a week before the election. — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 1 Nov. 2022 The only thing more shocking is that the Texas Board of Education didn't try to insert a phrase somewhere saying that global warming was a massive hoax, perpetrated by a cabal of commie climate scientists. — Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2010 See All Example Sentences for commie

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As Cuba’s hot summer nears its end with no sign of regime change on the communist-run island, Cubans continue to suffer miserable living conditions as the country’s humanitarian crisis gets disturbingly worse.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Susan, one message the Republicans have very clear is about their opponents, the Democrats, calling them communists.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of communist

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An unstoppable wave of democratic socialists is standing up for the working class and winning because of their principled stances — not despite them.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Ideological fractures linger among Democrats Some Democratic officials worry that the rise of democratic socialists within the party presents a political problem for candidates in swing districts.

— Steve Peoples, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

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