Synonyms of commodity

commodity

noun

kə-ˈmä-də-tē 

1

as in object

one that has a real and independent existence

the docudrama really wasn't a commodity until the television networks started creating their own feature-length movies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• object
• entity
• substance
• reality
• individual
• thing
• something
• being
• body
• subject
• existent
• matter
• individuality
• integer
• material
• quantity
• stuff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonentity

2

as in goods

commodities plural products that are bought and sold in business

commodities such as sugar and oil

Synonyms & Similar Words

• goods
• export
• supply
• merchandise
• import
• wares
• stock
• inventory
• staples
• stuff
• line
• durables
• domestics
• job lot
• hard goods

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of commodity

Their dimensions reflect the enormous scale required to move bulk commodities across oceans efficiently. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

But as the world around us increasingly digitizes, data is going to need to be increasingly transported, processed, and stored just like every other commodity. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Not so for Hirst, who has spent much of his career playing with the notion of art as a commodity. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

For decades, most companies treated commodities as something to be purchased when needed. — Anthony Milewski, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026