We don't have synonyms for mccarthyites yet — it may be a rare, specialized, newly coined, or misspelled word. The closest thesaurus entries we have are mccarthyite and mccarthyists.
(n) :
The intense opposition to, and fear and suspicion of, Communism, particularly in the United States during the 1950s.
(n) :
(derogatory) The mass pressure, harassment, and/or blacklisting used to pressure people to follow popular political beliefs, especially as opposed to communism.
(n) :
The intense opposition to, and fear and suspicion of, Communism, particularly in the United States during the 1950s.
(n) :
(derogatory) The mass pressure, harassment, and/or blacklisting used to pressure people to follow popular political beliefs, especially as opposed to communism.