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

Kiros, who defeated DeGette, is now the face of democratic socialists in the state. — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 2 July 2026

It is all but guaranteed that next year’s Congress will feature more democratic socialists than this one. — Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 7 July 2026

Still, there’s nothing small-bore about consumer socialists’ desire to overhaul the economy. — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

With all the ultra-socialists getting elected, what is to become of the Democratic Party? — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026

But the majority of Americans aren’t socialists and don’t wish to be governed by kissing cousins of Karl Marx and Kim Jong Un. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

This Democrat wants to reclaim capitalism Democratic socialists have dominated primary wins. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Less than a year into his first term, Mamdani endorsed and campaigned for three progressive candidates, including two democratic socialists, in the New York state Democratic primary races for the House of Representatives. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026

Democratic socialists are winning nominations in deep-blue House districts while more moderate Democrats are giving hopes to party leaders that Senate races in North Carolina, Ohio, Iowa, and even Texas might carry opportunities. — Philip Elliott, Time, 7 July 2026