PINKO Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

pinko

noun

Definition of pinko

as in leftist

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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, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

Definition of leftist

Noun

Or, if Miami chooses to add a player from the minor leagues, veteran lefty Braxton Garrett could be an option, although the team has opted against calling him up when the opportunity has presented itself on different occasions this season.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Former Bishop Feehan star Brody Bumila didn’t go in the first round of the MLB draft earlier this month, but the 6-foot-9 lefty with an 100 mph fastball still got paid like one of the top selections.

— Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 21 July 2026

Definition of lefty

Noun

With summer comes the typical explosion of blooms and colors in the garden, from bright pinks and poppy reds to delicate purples and electric blues.

— Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 21 July 2026
Teal is coming out on top, with its mesmerizing mix of sea-blue and green undertones, as well as flamingo pinks flecked with iridescent shimmer particles.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 18 July 2026

Definition of pink

Noun

His last film, a three-hour biopic about a communist-sympathizing physicist losing his security clearance, made nearly $1 billion.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026
The shift has become a lightning rod for Republicans, who are aggressively branding Democrats as communists.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Definition of communist

Noun

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
At other times, he’s called to action as a respected adventurer to investigate missing persons and MacGuffins, which generally leads to a series of globe-spanning scraps with members Axis Powers (sometimes cultists and commies too).

— Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024

Definition of commie

Noun

Yet despite the faction’s inability to win in purple or red districts, democratic socialists enjoy a net favorability of 17 points among Democratic voters nationwide, compared with just 4 points for Democratic members of Congress.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was quick to congratulate the democratic socialists who defeated incumbent members of his caucus in primaries, even though their policies are much further left than his own.

— Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2026

Definition of socialist

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