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, unlike in past summers, when opaque pinks and nudes covered up the nails like foundation, this season’s trending formulas act like light, translucent tints.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 9 July 2026
Being in vacation mode also ushers in a more carefree attitude because there’s something magical about summer activities like catching lightning bugs and watching the blazing oranges and pinks of a setting sun dip below the horizon.

— Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026

Definition of pink

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

In addition, leftists and progressives have urged candidates to embrace more populist positions after democratic socialists won a handful of primaries in Colorado and New York.

— Lia Russell July 14, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
But Maine’s democratic socialists argue Platner’s platform was key to his ability to electrify so much of the party’s voters.

— Philip Wang, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of socialist

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