SOCIALIST Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

socialist

noun

ˈsō-sh(ə-)list

Definition of socialist

as in communist

an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state a lifelong socialist who never lost faith in his cause

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Recent Examples of socialist Nixon, a democratic socialist, has been criticized by some more mainstream Democrats since winning her August primary. — Helen Huiskes, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2026 And fellow democratic socialist Ysabel Jurado took out De León in 2024. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 In 2026, for instance, upset victories by Democratic Socialist candidates in New York, with an 11% turnout, and Colorado, with a 34% turnout, led to a spate of news stories about the success of socialists. — Robert Boatright, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026 Mamdani is one of the most prominent democratic socialists following his election last November. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for socialist

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communist

Noun

The Republican government fled to Taiwan in 1949 after losing a civil war with Mao Zedong’s communists, and the Republic of China remains the island’s formal name.

— Reuters, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2026
The communists, even with their party leaders imprisoned or in hiding, retained 81 out of 100 seats.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

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