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communistic

communistic

4 7.5
Relating to a system where the state owns things and shares them among people
  • adjective
  • /ˌkɒmjʊˈnɪstɪk/
translation icon : comunista
  • Many critics argue that the novel promotes communistic values about sharing resources.
  • communistic experiments

Examples

  • It's absolutely communistic to say that each is to be identical according to her dictates.

    Blog text (26)
  • We're not blind to the fact that half of Europe is Communistic.

  • But you saying it is becoming communistic is not far off the mark either.

    Blog text (27)
  • Sounds like communistic countries where you have no private or personal control over your own things.

    Blog text (24)
  • You meet this faith throughout the thousand and one communistic experiments and new religions in which America is so abundant.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Do you agree that Kinsey's research aids the communistic aim of weakening and destroying the youth of our country?

  • Ironically, many came for reasons antithetical to the nonreligious, communistic goals of the Am Olam settlers.

    Academic text (1992)
  • In 1946, an FBI informant in Hollywood warned his superiors of two productions that reeked of communistic propaganda.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The government's new policies reflect a communistic approach to wealth distribution.

  • The debate focused on whether the country's shift towards communistic policies would benefit its citizens.

Synonyms

communist
vscommunistic
993 4.8

Supporting the idea that people share things and work for the community

is descriptive of those principles rather than implying active support
commy
vscommunistic
  • Slang
9.6

Relating to communism or supporting communist ideas

is formal and refers to ideology or characteristic rather than casual speech

Antonyms

14 6.0

A way of thinking that supports private ownership and free markets

How Communist

communistic
4 7.5
socialist
161 4.9

Surface Forms

communistic positive

Morphology

communistic = communist (transparent) = communist + ic

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ic' to the recognizable base 'communist', producing 'relating to communism'.

Etymology

Communistic comes from the root commun- which means 'common' or 'shared', the same root as common and community. So communistic describes ideas or systems that want people to share goods and power among everyone.