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left wing

NOUN
person or group favoring change
Synonyms
STRONGEST
leftist liberal
WEAK
left left-winger leftism liberalism on the left progressive progressiveness progressivism radical
Antonyms
WEAK
right wing
left-wing
ADJECTIVE
liberal or radical
Synonyms
STRONGEST
leftist liberal
STRONG
radical
WEAK
communist on the left socialist
NOUN
person or group favoring usually radical change
Synonyms
STRONGEST
left-winger leftist liberal progressive radical
STRONG
progressivism
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conservative right wing

Example Sentences

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Morgan Rogers is a huge favourite of Tuchel's and has played off the left wing for Aston Villa.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

"He was on the sideline for a while with his coat off, he was itching to get on," Farrell said of McCarthy, whose adventurous burst down the left wing helped set up Osborne's try.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

The partially toothless Jack Hughes, left alone on the left wing, beat Canadian goalie Jordan Binnington cleanly 1:41 into the extra period to set off a wild celebration for the Americans.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

The forwards went through the phases to edge them closer to the line before the ball was looped wide to the left wing for the impressive Josh Adams to touch down.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Frightful’s left wing was pushed from the wire.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George