Synonyms of communists

communists

noun

plural of communist

as in socialists

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

• socialists
• comrades
• Marxists
• Reds
• commies
• Bolsheviks
• revolutionaries
• leftists
• radicals
• Stalinists
• Trotskyites
• Trotskyists
• lefties
• Leninists
• Maoists
• extremists
• pinks
• pinkos
• social democrats
• revolutionists
• Leninites

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• capitalists

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of communists

Now, none of the Democratic socialists who are on the ballot identify as communists. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 14 July 2026

To be clear, the Democratic Party has not been taken over by communists. — Nik Popli, Time, 13 July 2026

Why are socialists and communists allowed to run for office in the United States? — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026

Having dismantled the guardrails that Harrington built to exclude communists, the group established new guardrails to exclude anybody opposed to Israel’s destruction. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

Players faced taunts and slurs, and were even accused of being communists. — ABC News, 30 June 2026

These are not social Democrats, these are hard-core, godless communists. — CBS News, 28 June 2026

He’s gone as far as to call them communists. — NBC news, 28 June 2026

None of the three candidates, who are set to cruise to general election victories in November in their deep-blue districts, identify as communists. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026