Synonyms of socialism

socialism

noun

as in liberalism

a way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and companies

an ardent opponent of socialism

Related Words

• liberalism
• radicalism
• left
• leftism
• left wing
• neoliberalism

Dissimilar Words

• conservatism
• neoconservatism
• right
• immobilism
• illiberalism

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of socialism

Support for competition and market choice remains broad, even among the groups warmest to socialism. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

If only civics were still being taught in elementary school, American children would grow up understanding that socialism is the exact opposite of what this country’s founders intended. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

However, 51% of voters polled had an unfavorable view of socialism, a reason that the president, Vice President JD Vance, and other key speakers at the GOP midterm convention in Dallas repeatedly used the term to describe Democrats in their remarks. — Terry Collins, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Advertisement Thus, the crisis of liberal democracy after 9/11 might be better understood not simply as a blowback from the war on terror, but as an aftershock of socialism’s collapse. — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026