Synonyms of fascism

fascism

noun

as in Communism

rule, control, or leadership by one person with absolute power

A soaring crime rate and civil unrest were harbingers to the rise of fascism in the country.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• Communism
• tyranny
• dictatorship
• Nazism
• oppression
• totalitarianism
• authoritarianism
• tsarism
• autocracy
• despotism
• absolutism
• Caesarism
• autarchy
• totalism
• Big Brother
• tzarism
• Big Brotherism
• monarchism
• monarchy
• czarism
• monocracy
• domination

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• democracy
• freedom
• self-government
• self-determination
• self-rule
• self-governance
• sovereignty
• autonomy
• sovranty

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fascism

Cattaneo and Pope manage to balance the tone of a dramatic historical depiction of fascism with a charming animal story and their secret weapon is Coogan. —Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025

Don’t miss the upstairs museum, which displays priceless menorahs, prayer books, shofars and other historic artifacts, with windows that overlook the grave markers in the courtyard, a remnant of the old Budapest ghetto, where more than 2,000 victims of fascism were buried. —Evan Rail, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025

Maybe a movie about leftist infighting over how to respond to fascism doesn’t seem all that fun to watch right now, for whatever reason. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025

Sure, the observant player will think BLADE and New Los Angeles’ general setup lends itself a little too well to militaristic fascism. —Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025