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

Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist who in the overwhelmingly Democratic city is likely to be its next mayor, has already rankled Trump. — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Many more democratic socialists might be elected to local, state and federal offices in November. — Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2026

Continue reading … CIVIL WAR WITHIN – RNC warns socialists push Democrats ‘off cliff’ after DSA co-chair offers no tax rate. — FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

That has some Democratic leaders nervous, but not the most high-profile Democratic socialist of all, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who joins me live this morning. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026