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

And Detmers is a lefty, if having another one of those join Chris Sale in the rotation matters to you.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
There was no shortage of risk in starting Ray with the deadline within arm’s reach, but the lefty provided one final showcase to the rest of the league by pitching six innings of one-run ball with six strikeouts.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

Definition of lefty

Noun

Custom mats and tiles of greens, blues and pinks are set on tables with four chairs.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026
The collection certainly taps into the trend for colored denim, offering offers sandy neutrals, frosted greys, soft pinks, marbled textures and vintage tints with brown and green tones.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of pink

Noun

But as left-leaning Democrats and democratic socialists like New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is Muslim, score wins in local and national races, Republicans have repeatedly decried the party's progressive wing as communists devoid of religion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
But as left-leaning Democrats and democratic socialists like New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is Muslim, score wins in local and national races, Republicans have repeatedly decried the party’s progressive wing as communists devoid of religion.

— Krysta Fauria, Fortune, 31 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

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