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

As Cuba’s hot summer nears its end with no sign of regime change on the communist-run island, Cubans continue to suffer miserable living conditions as the country’s humanitarian crisis gets disturbingly worse. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

Susan, one message the Republicans have very clear is about their opponents, the Democrats, calling them communists. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Yet the agreement encountered intense resistance from the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, the communist left, and critical sections of Singh’s own Congress Party. — C. Raja Mohan, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026

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