Synonyms of fascism

fascism

noun

as in Communism

rule, control, or leadership by one person with absolute power

A soaring crime rate and civil unrest were harbingers to the rise of fascism in the country.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• Communism
• tyranny
• dictatorship
• Nazism
• oppression
• totalitarianism
• authoritarianism
• tsarism
• autocracy
• despotism
• absolutism
• Caesarism
• autarchy
• totalism
• Big Brother
• tzarism
• Big Brotherism
• monarchism
• monarchy
• czarism
• monocracy
• domination

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of fascism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, her performance as a Scottish schoolteacher who fills her students’ heads with dreams—even as her own blind spots include a fascination with fascism—is a quiet, shimmering marvel. —Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024

But the real monsters in this film are human, as fascism and war hover in the background of the tale. —Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024

The historian Anne Applebaum points out that the invention of movable type enabled the religious wars of the seventeenth century, and that broadcast media fed both communism and fascism. —Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024

Tell also bands together a group of people, and ultimately unites his country, in the defense of liberty against fascism. —Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024