PINKO Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

pinko

noun

Definition of pinko

as in leftist

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Noun

The deepening rift comes as da Silva, a leftist, runs for a fourth term.

— Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 14 Aug. 2026
Tuesday night was a very good night to be a leftist in New York City.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 24 June 2026

Definition of leftist

Noun

With the Bombers’ bullpen depleted, the junk-balling lefty didn’t allow a baserunner while recording a three-inning save after Cole hit the showers.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
Triple-A Rochester’s pitching staff is almost entirely composed of relievers at the moment, which has given a few pitchers (righty Zak Kent, lefty Jared Simpson) a shot to try the switch out in the interim.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of lefty

Noun

Taiwan has controlled the Kinmen and Matsu islands, which lie just off the Chinese coast, since the Republic of China government fled to Taipei in 1949 after losing a civil war with Mao Zedong’s communists.

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026
Republicans who claim that democratic socialists are like communists are either misinformed or deliberately using misleading rhetoric for political advantage.

— Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of communist

Noun

But the commies have been championed before the likes of Mamdani or Abdul El-Sayed arrived — by the occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
That film also saw the president's plane hijacked by dirty rotten commies (Gary Oldman this time instead of Nancy Stephens) and, just like with Pleasence, the President of the United States is ushered into an escape pod.

— Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 10 July 2025

Definition of commie

Noun

Menin, a centrist Democrat, has repeatedly challenged Mamdani, a democratic socialist, on progressive causes, including housing vouchers and now paraprofessional pay.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
The Democratic socialists winning these races is one of the few things that is going in Republicans’ favor in this general election.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of socialist

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