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

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

Other democratic socialists have won upsets in congressional races in New York and Colorado. — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Most of the candidates aligned with democratic socialists are in reliably Democratic seats. — Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Dawn Vogel, a Republican county supervisor in rural Iowa, doesn’t have a lot in common with the leading democratic socialists in Congress. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

Democratic leadership’s demand for party discipline collided this week with promises that the caucus has enough room for socialists and moderates, a harbinger of trouble next year if Democrats win the majority. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026

An unstoppable wave of democratic socialists is standing up for the working class and winning because of their principled stances — not despite them. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026