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
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of communist
Instead, the major political factions of the time--from the moderates to the communists to the Islamists to millions of everyday Iranians--put their trust in the mullahs to bring them a free Iran.
—
Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
The banana company’s efforts bore fruit in February 1949, when multiple members of Congress denounced Guatemala’s labor reforms as communist.
—Aaron Coy Moulton, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
Instead, the major political factions of the time — from the moderates to the communists to the Islamists to millions of everyday Iranians — put their trust in the mullahs to bring them a free Iran.
—Talla Mountjoy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Putin's cameo was trailed last year by Yuliana Slashcheva, chair of the board of Soyuzmultfilm studio, who said Russia sells its cartoons to former communist and Middle Eastern countries and is looking to grow its presence in China.
—Reuters, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for communist
Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
The banana company’s efforts bore fruit in February 1949, when multiple members of Congress denounced Guatemala’s labor reforms as communist.
—Aaron Coy Moulton, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
Instead, the major political factions of the time — from the moderates to the communists to the Islamists to millions of everyday Iranians — put their trust in the mullahs to bring them a free Iran.
—Talla Mountjoy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Putin's cameo was trailed last year by Yuliana Slashcheva, chair of the board of Soyuzmultfilm studio, who said Russia sells its cartoons to former communist and Middle Eastern countries and is looking to grow its presence in China.
—Reuters, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for communist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communist
socialist
Noun
-
Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, was elected mayor of New York City, a Democratic stronghold that saw the highest voter turnout in a mayor’s race in 50 years.—
John Hanna,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
-
The primary has made a growing schism between progressives and democratic socialists in New York City apparent.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Communist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communist. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
