socialistic

[ soh-shuh-lis-tik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to socialists or socialism.
2. in accordance with socialism.
3. advocating or supporting socialism.

Other Words From

• social·isti·cal·ly adverb
• nonso·cial·istic adjective
• pseudo·social·istic adjective
• quasi-social·istic adjective
• quasi-social·isti·cal·ly adverb
• semi·social·istic adjective
• semi·social·isti·cal·ly adverb
• unso·cial·istic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of socialistic¹

First recorded in 1840–50; social(ism) + -istic

Example Sentences

“But it wasn’t socialistic in the sense that I don't think it was successful in, in spreading the wealth. But I don’t think any urban renewal, or any urban reclamation, that I'm familiar with in the city, has ever been egalitarian.”

From BBC

When people accuse him of being socialistic, he doesn't deny it.

From Salon

He apologized publicly for his company’s deviations from socialistic core values and promised to “comprehensively rectify the algorithm” on its news app and add significantly more layers of censoring — a move considered necessary for any company to survive in China.

From Seattle Times

It took nearly 30 years, a few political sea changes, an outbreak of socialistic fervor and some backlash to Big Tech’s “prosperity bomb.”

From Seattle Times

The network, which now boasts over 10,000 churches, formed because of concerns that the SBC was becoming, as it said, too liberal and “twisting what God’s Word is saying about things like human sexuality, biblical racial reconciliation and socialistic justice.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• accepted
• popular
• prevailing
• prevalent
• shared
• universal