LEFTISH Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word leftish. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for LEFTISH
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| democratic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality • belong to or relating to the Democratic Party adjective satellite • representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large | ||||||||
| leftist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who belongs to the political left adjective satellite • believing in or supporting tenets of the political left | ||||||||
| liberal | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition noun • a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties • a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets adjective satellite • showing or characterized by broad-mindedness • having political or social views favoring reform and progress • given or giving freely • not literal | ||||||||
| progressive | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • favoring or promoting progress • (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases noun • a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going • a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties adjective satellite • favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) • gradually advancing in extent • (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position • advancing in severity | ||||||||
| radical | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root • especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem noun • (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule • an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule • a person who has radical ideas or opinions • (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity • a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed adjective satellite • (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm • markedly new or introducing radical change • arising from or going to the root or source | ||||||||
| socialist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • advocating or following the socialist principles noun • a political advocate of socialism | ||||||||
| socialistic | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • advocating or following the socialist principles | ||||||||
