socialistic

[soh-shuh-lis-tik] / ˌsoʊ ʃəˈlɪs tɪk /

ADJECTIVE

common

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accepted popular prevailing prevalent shared universal

STRONG

collective community constant correspondent general generic joint like public reciprocal social

WEAK

coincident communal communistic commutual congruous conjoint conjunct corporate customary in common intermutual mutual united usual well-known widespread

Antonyms

STRONGEST

uncommon

STRONG

individual particular private separate singular specific

WEAK

abnormal aristocratic cultured excellent extraordinary high infrequent noble noteworthy rare refined scarce sophisticated superior unusual valuable

Example Sentences

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The Boston Globe described Brandeis as “a radical, a theorist, impractical, with strong socialistic tendencies.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2022

Bypassing Marxism, Polanyi supported ethically based socialistic reforms through democratic regimes.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2020

“LASH,” Annamalai said, “was a clinically led socialistic system.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2020

The “socialists” in this case were only socialistic in their firm commitment to fair treatment of workers.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Somewhat disconcerted I hung for a while about the castle gates, muttering socialistic sentences to myself.

From Vagaries by Munthe, Axel