communistic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌkɑmjəˈnɪstɪk/ UK /ˌkɒmjʊˈnɪstɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
relating to or characteristic of communism

Their critics dismissed the plan as vaguely communistic.

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Synonyms

1 adj · relating to or... communist collectivist socialisticmarxist

Opposites

capitalistic individualistic

Word family

Derived forms communistically

Related forms communism communist commune common

Etymology

From communist + -ic, ultimately from Latin communis ('common, shared'), from com- ('together') + munus ('duty, office').

communis Latin munus Latin

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# communistic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌkɑmjəˈnɪstɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkɒmjʊˈnɪstɪk/

## Meanings
1. relating to or characteristic of communism

## Examples
- Their critics dismissed the plan as vaguely communistic.

## Synonyms
- communist
- collectivist
- socialistic
- marxist

## Antonyms
- capitalistic
- individualistic

## Derived Forms
- communistically

## Related Forms
- communism
- communist
- commune
- common

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: communis
- Root: munus

## Etymology
From communist + -ic, ultimately from Latin communis ('common, shared'), from com- ('together') + munus ('duty, office').

## AI Etymology
Communistic comes from communist + -ic, ultimately from Latin communis ('common, shared'), from com- ('together') + munus ('duty, office'). The historical trail runs through communis in Latin and munus in Latin. Morphologically, communistic is transparent: it draws on communist + -ic, ultimately from Latin communis ('common, shared'), from com- ('together') + munus ('duty, office'). Used as an adjective, communistic now means "relating to or characteristic of communism", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as communistically and related forms such as communism, communist, commune, and common. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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