Synonyms of socialist

socialist

noun

ˈsō-sh(ə-)list 

as in communist

an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state

a lifelong socialist who never lost faith in his cause

Synonyms & Similar Words

• communist
• commie
• Red
• Marxist
• comrade
• leftist
• Bolshevik
• revolutionary
• pinko
• Leninist
• Stalinist
• lefty
• Trotskyite
• Trotskyist
• pink
• Maoist
• extremist
• social democrat
• radical
• revolutionist
• Leninite

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• capitalist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of socialist

These included their overall assessment of the democratic socialists, the relatively new mayor Mamdani, and Ocasio-Cortez, the four-term congresswoman who hasn't ruled out a 2028 run for president. — Terry Collins, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Speakers blasted the opposing party as socialists and communists in speech after speech. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026

Michigan's mid-term election ballot is littered with socialists. — Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

Nixon is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, so calling her a socialist is accurate. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026