Synonyms of leftist

leftist 1 of 2

adjective

as in liberal

Related Words

• liberal
• rightist
• reactionary
• progressive
• conservative
• subversive
• fanatic
• excessive
• inflammatory
• extremist
• violent
• provocative
• revolutionary
• incendiary
• radical
• ultra
• provoking
• rabid
• exciting
• revolutionist
• agitating
• inciting
• fomenting
• dissenting
• rabble-rousing
• instigating

Dissimilar Words

• central
• moderate
• traditional
• centrist
• conventional
• orthodox
• middle-of-the-road
• rational
• reasonable
• sensible
• nonrevolutionary
• levelheaded

leftist

2 of 2

noun

as in pinko

Related Words

• pinko
• lefty
• communist
• socialist
• pink
• Marxist
• commie
• Red
• social democrat
• Trotskyite
• Trotskyist
• Bolshevik
• Leninist
• Stalinist
• Maoist
• extremist
• comrade
• radical
• revolutionary
• revolutionist
• Leninite

Dissimilar Words

• capitalist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of leftist

Adjective

Even though Democrats broadly agree on key economic issues, there is concern that the positions held by more leftist candidates could muddy their overall message. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 July 2026

Her victory over leftist challenger Roberto Sánchez marks her fourth presidential bid and makes her Peru’s first female president-elect. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

As New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and fellow democratic socialists celebrated a trio of insurgent leftist victories that rocked last week’s House primaries in New York, so did congressional Republicans. — Alexei Koseff, Washington Post, 29 June 2026

This leftist momentum is a bullish sign for progressives in other Democratic primaries, like Abdul El-Sayed, running for Senate in Michigan, and Francesca Hong, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, running for governor in Wisconsin. — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 June 2026

The activism and politics of the leftist Providence five-piece have been interwoven with their lives and music since the group’s formation. — Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026

Mamdani is a charismatic figure who wants to reshape the party with a leftist bent. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026

The election result also drew strong praise from prominent South Florida Republican lawmakers, many of whom had openly backed de la Espriella and framed the Colombian election as part of a broader ideological struggle across Latin America between democratic capitalism and leftist populism. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026

The options before voters are business owner and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and Iván Cepeda, a lawmaker and heir to the political movement of outgoing President Gustavo Petro, the nation’s first leftist leader. — Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026

Noun

Tuesday night was a very good night to be a leftist in New York City. — Philip Elliott, Time, 24 June 2026

Raman is more likely than Bass to pick up the voters who chose community organizer Rae Huang, a leftist who, like Raman, is a DSA member. — Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

In New York, an inspiring young leftist competed against a boorish, but experienced, former governor to replace a corrupt mayor. — Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026

The president, Claudia Sheinbaum, is a leftist with a PhD in engineering who prides herself on her scientific background. — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 17 May 2026

The last pope, Francis, could be filed away by American conservatives as an anti-American Latin American leftist, but Leo can’t. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 May 2026

Melton’s Austin starts as a baby leftist crying over a dead bee, then becomes torn between the authentic Korean cultural education Chairwoman Park claims to offer him and the increasingly ambitious Ashley, who wants to leverage Austin’s heritage for her own personal gain. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026

In nearby Venezuela, the rise of President Hugo Chávez, a leftist, in 1999 meant oil and aid began flowing again. — Carmen Sesin, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026

Fearing a tougher-than-expected race for one of Texas’s two Senate seats, Republicans are trying to cast Democratic candidate James Talarico as a radical leftist out of step with voters. — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2026