as in liberal
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in pinko
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leftist
Adjective
-
Republicans have painted their deportation push as a commonsense measure being obstructed by out-of-touch liberal élites siding with bloodthirsty criminals.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025 -
The ice cream company is known for supporting liberal causes and candidates.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
Noun
-
Sheets was hitless in three at-bats against the American League ERA leader and is 3-for-15 with a double and one walk against lefties this season.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2025
-
Now, with their two lefties out for the season and a heavy innings load, it’s become more challenging to replicate that April success.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
Adjective
-
This can help calm nerves and reactionary responses in a stressful moment.—
Jamie Griffith,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
-
Prepare these budgets in advance to avoid making reactionary measures if indeed Social Security payments are disrupted.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Fascists, communists, terrorists, and human traffickers all have values, but most of us would not consider their values valuable.—
Andrew Abela,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
-
Buang feared his family would pay a terrible price if captured by the communists.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
Even from a progressive perspective, there is a glaring disconnect between his rhetoric and reality.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
-
The resulting feed, shown in this article as a selection of posts curated from the much larger set, revealed ample praise for Mr. Musk and his various priorities, mixed with a torrent of right-wing outrage over progressive politics.—
Stuart A. Thompson,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Noun
-
That was demonstrated on the night before Newsom’s announcement when Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — two East Coast democratic socialists — attracted nearly 30,000 people at an anti-Trump rally in a Republican congressional district near Sacramento.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
-
Many in the audience also came to hear Ocasio-Cortez, 35, a sharp, politically savvy Democratic socialist once at the fringes of the Democratic Party who is now broadening her national appeal.—
Laura J. Nelson,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
What happened to Donald Trump (Pennsylvania), Ron DeSantis (Yale), Rufo (Harvard), Ted Cruz (Princeton), most of the conservative Supreme Court Justices (Roberts-Harvard, Thomas-Yale, Gorsuch-Harvard, Kavanaugh-Yale, Alito-Yale)?—
James Unnever,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2025
-
But the Trump administration’s refugee program only offers relocation to Afrikaners, who are largely seen as holding conservative and Christian values that might align with the politics of the Trump administration.—
Gerald Imray,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
Noun
-
Its flowers come in a variety of bright shades including hot pink, rose red, white, yellow, and salmon.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
-
Kate owns the dress in pale pink, Beatrice's is blue and Sophie - the daughter-in-law of Queen Elizabeth’s cousin Prince Michael of Kent — wore it in magenta.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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.
Cite this Entry
“Leftist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftist. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share