SOCIALISM Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

socialism

noun

as in liberalism

a way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and companies an ardent opponent of socialism

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Recent Examples of socialism Van Auken’s role is, in a sense, a testing ground for what the new mayor can make socialism mean to his constituents. —

Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026 Sewer socialism is one of three political movements in Wisconsin that the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is highlighting for USA TODAY NETWORK's USA250 project – a look at our nation in its 250th year. —

Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026 Choosing digital IDs or biometrics could lead to surveillance socialism. —

Andrey Mir, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 Antisemitism is the socialism of fools, right? —

Suzanne Schneider, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for socialism

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liberalism

Noun

His mother was caught between the opinions of her church and the newfound liberalism of the Austin élites.

— Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Others view their work as part of a broader resurgence in liberalism in New York City that culminated with the election of Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, as mayor last year.

— TIM CRAIG THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026