Synonyms of Communism

Communism

noun

as in Marxism

a system of government in which all goods and property are publically controlled

The year 1989 marked the fall of communism in Poland.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• Marxism
• Stalinism
• fascism
• collectivism
• Leninism
• Sovietism
• bolshevism
• liberalism
• leftism
• tyranny
• dictatorship
• Nazism
• tsarism
• totalitarianism
• autocracy
• authoritarianism
• despotism
• radicalism
• absolutism
• Caesarism
• autarchy
• tzarism
• Big Brother
• totalism
• Big Brotherism
• czarism

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• democracy
• freedom
• self-government
• self-determination
• self-rule
• self-governance
• sovereignty
• autonomy
• sovranty

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Communism

Another updates public school social studies standards to include the perils of communism and autocratic governments. —Alex Golden, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025

Unlike Seeger, Baez was not burdened with the baggage from a romance with American communism in the 1930s. —Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025

Some who felt targeted criticized him for using the Auschwitz anniversary to comment on the political situation, or suggested that Turski lacked the moral authority for such a warning because of his past support for communism. —Vanessa Gera, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2025

The senator asserted that five years after winning World War II, the U.S. was losing around the globe, locked in a struggle with communism that seemed destined to end in nuclear conflict. —Made By History, TIME, 9 Feb. 2025

Inspired by the plight of the serfs and his experience among Siberian nomads and the watchmakers of Jura, Switzerland, among other influences, Kropotkin became a luminary of anarchist communism. —Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Feb. 2025

The painting features robust, muscular figures in the style of Michelangelo and references the Klan, Nazism, torture, communism, and the Inquisition, evident in such forms as a swastika, hooded figures, a cross, and a hammer and sickle. —News Desk, Artforum, 3 Feb. 2025

Out of fear of encouraging communism, the United States maintained strict neutrality. —Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2025

His fervor against communism, which was gaining a foothold in nearby Cuba, made the ruthless dictator and his son U.S. allies. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025