Synonyms of socialists

socialists

noun

plural of socialist

as in communists

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

• communists
• Reds
• commies
• Marxists
• comrades
• leftists
• revolutionaries
• Bolsheviks
• lefties
• Stalinists
• Trotskyites
• Leninists
• radicals
• Trotskyists
• extremists
• pinks
• pinkos
• Maoists
• social democrats
• revolutionists
• Leninites

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• capitalists

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of socialists

Piker, a socialist online personality and surrogate for socialists running this cycle, is facing condemnation and fresh accusations of antisemitism for saying Jewish Americans are inviting violence upon themselves for supporting Israel. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026

The Democratic socialists winning these races is one of the few things that is going in Republicans’ favor in this general election. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Recent elections have shown the growing popularity of democratic socialists. — John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

But many professional-class socialists are no doubt making an earnest moral judgment, born of firsthand experience, that contemporary capitalism is deeply flawed. — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026

The democratic socialists who didn't win Not all democratic socialists have won this season. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Many progressive candidates support policy ideas backed by socialists but do not identify themselves as such. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

The growing popularity of democratic socialists and their values represents a political challenge for Republicans because these candidates advocate popular policies aimed primarily at working Americans rather than the wealthy and privileged. — Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2026

Extremists can win blue states, but presidential elections and congressional control are decided in purple states, and America will not elect extremists and socialists. — Andrew Cuomo, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026