fascistic
adjective
fas·cis·tic
fa-ˈshi-stik 
also -ˈsi-
variants
or less commonly Fascistic
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: characteristic of or resembling fascism in exercising or attempting to exercise dictatorial control over others
fascistic tendencies
Yes, the movie industry flattered and soothed and even occasionally lied, but I no longer sense any fascistic mind-control in all that …—
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Meanwhile, movie stars have tweaked their faces and bodies into a startling sameness that hews toward the most fascistic markers of beauty (extreme thinness, whiteness, no signs of the passage of time).
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
Trump is not the only one to blame for the rise of fascistic immigration policies.
—Ben Bayer, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
As the film presents it, the Mercy program is fascistic.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Pardoning the January 6 rioters was fascistic.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
In the series’ end, Harry and his sometime school comrades and allied teachers and others, fight off said tormented self-loathing wizard as, simultaneously, fascistic muggles rise, opposing the mere existence of their kind.
—Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
Invented for the film is Sergio (Benicio Del Toro), Willa’s karate teacher, who is the protector of undocumented migrants in Baktan Cross seeking protection from fascistic immigration forces, one of which is led by Lockjaw.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
The new season focused on a time when many in the galaxy live in fear of the fascistic Empire.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
The arrow sequence, though, has a connection to video gaming, recognizably originating in a game called Helldivers 2, a science-fiction narrative similar to Robert Heinlein’s book Starship Troopers that covers fascistic themes.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
Trump is not the only one to blame for the rise of fascistic immigration policies.
—Ben Bayer, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
As the film presents it, the Mercy program is fascistic.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Pardoning the January 6 rioters was fascistic.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
In the series’ end, Harry and his sometime school comrades and allied teachers and others, fight off said tormented self-loathing wizard as, simultaneously, fascistic muggles rise, opposing the mere existence of their kind.
—Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
Invented for the film is Sergio (Benicio Del Toro), Willa’s karate teacher, who is the protector of undocumented migrants in Baktan Cross seeking protection from fascistic immigration forces, one of which is led by Lockjaw.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
The new season focused on a time when many in the galaxy live in fear of the fascistic Empire.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
The arrow sequence, though, has a connection to video gaming, recognizably originating in a game called Helldivers 2, a science-fiction narrative similar to Robert Heinlein’s book Starship Troopers that covers fascistic themes.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Fascistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascistic. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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