Synonyms of socialism

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

Related Words

• liberalism
• radicalism
• left
• leftism
• left wing
• neoliberalism

Dissimilar Words

• conservatism
• neoconservatism
• right
• immobilism
• illiberalism

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of socialism

The last decade has seen a resurgence of interest in socialism, from Bernie Sanders’s runs for president to the rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and recently the election of Zohran Mamdani as New York mayor. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Soto-Martínez and Hernandez won reelection outright in the June primary because their constituents appreciated their sewer socialism approach, focusing on quality-of-life issues instead of ideological revolution. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

As many have observed, and Republicans are somewhat ineffectually seeking to highlight, the post-Barack Obama Democratic Party has come to consist of little more than a toxic mixture of socialism, antisemitism and wokeness. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

In an interview about Griffin’s donation to CMU this week, CNBC’s Sara Eisen asked the billionaire whether his decision to invest in Carnegie Mellon’s Miami campus had to do with his concerns over college students’ growing interest in socialism. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026