Synonyms of commercialism

commercialism

noun

as in greed

disapproving the practice or attitude of placing an excessive emphasis on earning money, making a profit, or buying goods

the increasing commercialism of the Christmas holiday

She decried the commercialism of modern society where objects of purely artistic value were often ignored.

Related Words

• greed
• materialism
• possessiveness
• acquisitiveness
• avarice
• rapaciousness
• greediness
• avariciousness
• rapacity
• hunger
• appetite
• thirst
• cupidity
• covetousness
• longing
• gluttony
• avidity
• desire
• avidness
• drive
• mercenariness
• graspingness
• craving
• yearning
• voracity
• yen
• piggishness
• lust
• pining
• ravenousness
• hankering
• gluttonousness
• passion
• itch

Dissimilar Words

• generosity
• philanthropy
• charity
• liberality
• magnanimity
• unselfishness
• bounty
• largesse
• altruism
• bountifulness
• selflessness
• generousness
• bounteousness
• openheartedness
• satisfaction
• gratification
• openhandedness
• fulfillment
• contentment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of commercialism

That’s not to say that Davis solely chased commercialism at the expense of art. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026

For him, the holiday is about commercialism, but honoring the people who paved the way. — La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 20 June 2026

Just look at the commercialism surrounding Christmas and Easter. — Jennifer Rosen Heinz, Parents, 17 June 2026

Part of what fascinated me about their presentation was not only their refusal to kowtow to male desire, which for decades had a stranglehold on rock aesthetics, but a concomitant disavowal of commercialism. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 June 2026