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

Socialists want retribution after centrists sided with Republicans. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026

House Democratic leadership is vowing repercussions for two centrists who blindsided Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) by joining with Republicans on Tuesday to force a vote on condemning socialism. — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2026

There’s a debate among centrists who don’t like that this happened; how much did this weaken the Democratic Party? — David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026

NPAs are hungry to elect centrists who believe that compromise is not a dirty word. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026

But those who stand outside of it—call them centrists, liberals, or traditional progressives—are undoubtedly the duller ones. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026

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

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

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