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

The Nationals’ lefty, who was selected in the fourth round of the 2024 draft, pitched into the fifth inning and allowed three runs.

— Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2026
The lefty featured one of his more diverse mixes of the season, still leaning on his changeup (37) and four-seam fastball (29) but mixing in plenty of sliders (16) and sinkers (14).

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of lefty

Noun

Popular old money manicure polishes include milky whites, deep reds, and semi-sheer pinks.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
Scattered along the walls of the studio were tidy heaps of scarves and mesh, rainbows of stripes, every shade of ballet pink, Uggs of every height.

— Claire Salinda, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of pink

Noun

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
The communists want to turn America into a Third World country, into a hellhole of crime and filth.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 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

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
Moskowitz faces a challenger to the left, Oliver Larkin, a democratic socialist.

— Caroline Linton, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of socialist

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