Even now, many years after the Cold War, there is still much rancor between the Russians and the Germans, especially in areas once occupied by the Soviet Union.
Source: tatoeba (1968)
Soviet
/ˈsoʊvi.ət/
Synonyms for "soviet" (76 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (22)
chamber of deputiescity boardcity councilcommissioncommon councilconferencecongressconsultative assemblycouncilcouncil firecouncil of ministerscouncil of statecouncil of warcounty councilcourtdeliberative assemblydietdirectory
Noun(4 words)
Related words (38)
divanfederal assemblygeneral assemblyhouse of assemblyjuntakitchen cabinetlegislative assemblylegislative bodylegislative chamberlegislaturelower chamberlower housenational assemblyparish councilparliamentprivy councilprovincial legislatureprovincial parliamentrepresentative town meetingsanhedrin
Noun(7 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: advisory body, assembly, assembly, association, bench.
- Sentence evidence is available for soviet, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "soviet".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "soviet"
Keep "soviet" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "soviet" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "soviet", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "soviet" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
12 entriescouncilcultural descriptorgeopolitical descriptorgovernance formgoverning bodygovernment bodyhistorical descriptororganizationpolitical bodypolitical descriptorpolitical organizationstate organ
More specific
13 entriesSoviet architectureSoviet diplomacySoviet economySoviet educationSoviet lawSoviet literatureSupreme Sovietcentral sovietfactory committeefactory sovietmilitary sovietpeasant sovietworkers council
Collocations
12 entriesSoviet UnionSoviet architectureSoviet economySoviet eraSoviet lawSoviet leadershipSoviet policySupreme Sovietfactory sovietlocal sovietmilitary sovietsoviet system
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriesTranslations
79 translations across 59 languages.
Arabic
4 entries- سُوفْيَاتِيّ adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
- سُوفْيَاتِيّ adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
- سُوفْيِتِيّ adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
- سُوفْيِيتِيّ adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Armenian
1 entries- սովետական adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- sovet adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Bashkir
1 entries- совет adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Belarusian
1 entries- саве́цкі adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Bulgarian
1 entries- съве́тски adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Burmese
1 entries- ဆိုဗီယက် adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Catalan
1 entries- soviètic adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 蘇維埃 /苏维埃 adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
- 蘇聯的 /苏联的 adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Czech
1 entries- sovětský adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Danish
1 entries- sovjetisk adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Dutch
1 entries- Sovjet- adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Esperanto
2 entries- soveta adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
- sovetia adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Estonian
1 entries- nõukogude adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Farefare
1 entries- soviet adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Finnish
2 entries- Neuvostoliiton adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
- neuvostoliittolainen adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
French
1 entries- soviétique adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Galician
1 entries- soviético adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Georgian
1 entries- საბჭოთა adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
German
2 entries- Sowjet- adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
- sowjetisch adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Greek
1 entries- σοβιετικός adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Hebrew
1 entries- סובייטי adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Hindi
1 entries- सोवियत adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Hungarian
1 entries- szovjet adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Ingrian
1 entries- sovetskoi adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Italian
1 entries- sovietico adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Japanese
3 entries- ソビエトの adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
- ソヴェトの adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
- ソ連の adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Kazakh
4 entries- кеңес adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
- кеңестік adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
- совет adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
- советтік adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Khmer
1 entries- សូវៀត adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Korean
1 entries- 소비에트 adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- совет adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
- советтик adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Lao
1 entries- ໂຊວຽດ adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Latin
1 entries- sovieticus adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Latvian
1 entries- padomju- adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Macedonian
1 entries- со́ветски adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Maltese
1 entries- Sovjetiku adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Manx
1 entries- Soveidjagh adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Pashto
1 entries- شوروي adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Persian
1 entries- شوروی adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Polish
2 entries- radziecki adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
- sowiecki adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Portuguese
1 entries- soviético adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Romanian
1 entries- sovietic adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Russian
1 entries- сове́тский adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- sovjetski adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
- совјетски adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Slovak
1 entries- sovietsky adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Slovene
1 entries- sovjetski adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Spanish
1 entries- soviético adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Swahili
1 entries- Kisovyeti adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Swedish
1 entries- sovjetisk adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Tagalog
1 entries- Sobyet adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Tajik
2 entries- советӣ adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
- шӯравӣ adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Thai
1 entries- โซเวียต adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Turkish
1 entries- sovyet adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Turkmen
1 entries- sowet adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Ukrainian
2 entries- радя́нський adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
- совє́тський adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Uyghur
1 entries- سوۋېت adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Uzbek
1 entries- sovet adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Vietnamese
3 entries- Xô viết adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
- xô viết adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
- xô-viết adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Yiddish
2 entries- סאָוועטיש adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
- סאָוועטן adj (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
Sample sentences
28 total sentences available.
Communism is the system practiced in the Soviet Union.
Source: tatoeba (19258)
Communism was the political system in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, but that stopped in 1993.
Source: tatoeba (19259)
The news was all about the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Source: tatoeba (35951)
Showing 4 of 28 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "soviet"?
Closest matches include advisory body, assembly, assembly, association, bench.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "soviet"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.