Synonyms of fascism

fascism

noun

as in tyranny

rule, control, or leadership by one person with absolute power

A soaring crime rate and civil unrest were harbingers to the rise of fascism in the country.

Related Words

• tyranny
• authoritarianism
• dictatorship
• totalitarianism
• oppression
• autocracy
• despotism
• absolutism
• totalism
• Big Brother
• Caesarism
• autarchy
• Big Brotherism
• Communism
• monarchy
• monarchism
• czarism
• monocracy
• domination
• Nazism

Dissimilar Words

• democracy
• freedom
• self-government
• self-rule
• self-governance
• sovereignty
• autonomy
• self-determination

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fascism

His invitation for me was to go to Vienna for a festival called Republic of Love to give a talk about the rise of fascism at ORF, which is the radio station where Hitler announced the annexation of Austria. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 25 June 2026

Antifa is short for anti-fascist or anti-fascism. — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 17 June 2026

The demonstration, which had been previously organized by a hodgepodge of activist groups after weeks of negotiations with local authorities, was otherwise peaceful — with environmentalists, women’s rights advocates, supporters of Palestinians and foes of imperialism, fascism and capitalism. — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026

President Roosevelt also led the United States through the Second World War, mobilizing the Nation after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and serving as Commander-in-Chief throughout the Allied effort to defeat Nazism and fascism. — New York Times, 11 June 2026