PINKO Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

pinko

noun

Definition of pinko

as in leftist

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Noun

Anne Hathaway is a leftist, woke, horrible choice for DAYS OF THUNDER NASCAR audience who are MAGA.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
In fact, he’s decided to go all the way from an angry leftist to a very angry rightist.

— NBC news, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of leftist

Noun

Caitlin Fowlkes, who represents 21-year-old Desmond Carter, used Brooks’ full name in a court filing attached to her July motion seeking to ban trial spectators from wearing pink.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
This included a soft pink, nearly neutral shade of lipstick with a tint similar to hues found throughout her dress.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of pink

Noun

Born in Hamburg in 1936, Biermann only met his father once – in prison before the Jewish communist was killed by the Nazis in Auschwitz.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
The 1980s saw the disappearance of these satellite lists and the emergence of alternatives to the communists.

— Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 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

Locked in a tight re-election campaign against a democratic socialist, Smiley vetoed a rent control bill passed by the Providence City Council in April.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
There are also several democratic socialists running for Congress this election cycle.

— Irit Skulnik, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of socialist

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