Synonyms of communist

communist

noun

ˈkäm-yə-nist 

as in socialist

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• socialist
• Marxist
• comrade
• Red
• commie
• Bolshevik
• revolutionary
• leftist
• pinko
• Stalinist
• Leninist
• Trotskyite
• Maoist
• Trotskyist
• lefty
• pink
• social democrat
• extremist
• radical
• revolutionist
• Leninite

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• capitalist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of communist

Joe Rogan and podcast guest Shane Gillis criticized Republicans for labeling people who want universal health care as communists. — John Wilkerson, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026

Taiwan has controlled the Kinmen and Matsu islands, which lie just off the Chinese coast, since the Republic of China government fled to Taipei in 1949 after losing a civil war with Mao Zedong’s communists. — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026

Republicans who claim that democratic socialists are like communists are either misinformed or deliberately using misleading rhetoric for political advantage. — Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2026

In an interview with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep, Khanna discusses why Democrats should nominate a progressive candidate and shouldn't be scared of being labeled a communist. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026