COMMUNISTS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

communists

noun

plural of communist

as in socialists

an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state communists were plotting an overthrow of the government

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Recent Examples of communists The 1980s saw the disappearance of these satellite lists and the emergence of alternatives to the communists. — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 The situation on the ground is unpredictable because the students, communists, anarchists, anti-Israel and other protesters that have collaborated to make France a worse place to visit in recent days might do something no one expects. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 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, 9 Oct. 2026 Hochul and James are doing what communists do by prejudging the facts and joining the lynch mob! — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026 Beijing’s new exit rules show the naivete of trying to work with the communists on pacing the frontier. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2026 Speakers blasted the opposing party as socialists and communists in speech after speech. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026 The event cast Democrats as too left wing, describing them as communists, anti-American or even evil. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

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socialists

Noun

There are also several democratic socialists running for Congress this election cycle.

— Irit Skulnik, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Trump has also recently taken to labeling certain Democrats as socialists.

— Kevin Igoe, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

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