NAZISM Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

Nazism

noun

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as in fascism

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Recent Examples of Nazism Hitler and Nazism are the opposite of what America needs today. — John Seiler, Oc Register, 28 Apr. 2026 The creative work of Albert Speer, Hitler’s architect, the Cathedral of Light became an aesthetic hallmark of Nazism. — Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026 The inmates swore to punish the guilty, destroy Nazism and create a new world of peace. — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2026 Still, some historians object to reincarnating a place so central to Nazism as a cultural venue for pleasure. — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Nazism

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The city is most associated with two things, European high culture and the rise of fascism.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
And of course fascism and Nazis were worse, but was war the answer?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of fascism

Noun

Visual artist and historian Ranfis Suárez Ramos highlighted the importance of internet access for Cubans as a way to break the hold of totalitarianism.

— Sarah Moreno June 5, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
His parents’ experience living under totalitarianism shaped his outlook on the world.

— Iris Kwok May 12, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

Definition of totalitarianism

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While the White House hoped to remove Díaz-Canel and the Castro family from power, the push has been complicated by the lack of a credible opposition since revolutionary brothers Fidel and Raúl overthrew the island’s military dictatorship in 1959.

— Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
The Dominican Republic's former Minister for Regional Integration Policies, Miguel Mejía, considered the measure extreme, comparable only to the rupture imposed during the 31-year dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo that ended in 1961.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

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