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

If the Democrats get more people to the polls, Patrick said socialists will be running Texas, a claim that has been common throughout this election cycle. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026

The most important struggle in German politics was not between the Nazis and the KPD, but between the socialists and the Communists. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

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