Synonyms for mccarthyism
məˈkɑr θiˌɪz əmmccarthy·ism

Princeton's WordNet

1. McCarthyismnoun

   unscrupulously accusing people of disloyalty (as by saying they were Communists)

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1. • Witch-hunt

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1. Ted Cruz:

   [I]t's really ugly. Quite frankly, it looked like I saw Ted Cruz commit a hate crime, in that hearing room. It was McCarthyism at its worst.

2. Sherrod Brown:

   Before today, I thought, red scare McCarthyism was rightly relegated to the dustbin of history, any American citizen who fled communist repression – whether it be FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams or OCC nominee Saule Omarova – should be lauded for their courage and conviction. I believe that my colleagues – from both sides of the aisle – will reject such character assassinations.

3. Mike Turner:

   With McCarthyism, we had Russia chasing after Russian communists, and now we have Adam Schiff chasing after Russian collusion and those who would collude.

4. Paul Ryan:

   Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my 'wires tapped' in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!

5. Devin Nunes:

   We’re not going to get into neo-McCarthyism era where we just start bringing in Americans just because they were mentioned in a press story.