Synonyms of centrists

centrists

noun

plural of centrist

as in moderates

a person who holds moderate views

the centrists will most likely rally behind the candidate who favors reforming the government program—not abolishing it entirely

Synonyms & Similar Words

• moderates
• middle-of-the-roaders
• progressives
• reformers
• compromisers
• accommodationists

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• radicals
• extremists
• conservatives
• revolutionaries
• revolutionists
• liberals
• rightists
• reactionaries
• leftists
• ultraists
• right-wingers
• left-wingers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of centrists

Both are moderates, and the race was not a proxy fight in the party’s deepening feud between progressives and centrists. — Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 23 July 2026

But the entire argument about Obama’s ties to Stevens is one that centrists relish. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 15 July 2026

The centrists, meanwhile, will likely need her to hold the National Future at bay. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026

But the Republican pollster Patrick Ruffini notes that the socialist uprising isn’t just at the expense of centrists or the establishment. — W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026

At the same time, centrists swung against a left that had indulged its purist tendencies. — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 June 2026

Could a party with a tent big enough to include both progressives such as Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Pramila Jayapal and national-security centrists such as Senators Chris Coons and Mark Kelly converge around a vision that can connect with Americans seized by anger and mistrust? — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026

Johnson has struggled to get the Republican Party aligned as lawmakers on the right have said the measure doesn't go far enough and some centrists with tough elections ahead in November express concerns about immigration enforcement practices. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 9 June 2026

Year after year, the election map has changed, but liberal centrists have usually remained on top. — National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026