CAPITALIST Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈka-pə-tə-list

Definition of capitalist

as in have

a wealthy person capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash

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adjective

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Noun

Venture capitalist Tim Draper, responding in writing, framed it the same way — a restrictive regulatory regime had pushed this activity abroad, and a friendlier one is now drawing it back. — Anastasia Chernikova, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Supporters included venture capitalists like Marc Andreessen, LinkedIn founder Reed Hoffman and Laurene Powell Jobs, the Apple founder’s widow. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026

Adjective

When Salinger wrote Catcher, such private ambitions read as a rejection of the emerging ’50s dream of personal and national growth through capitalist success. — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026 The best place to start is a sporting culture that exaggerates accomplishments and rewards capitalistic success before the sporting variety. — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for capitalist

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Noun

What do stablecoins, Nvidia, gold bars, World Cup tickets and a statue worth $250,000 have in common?

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 1 July 2026
Private fundraising has long been seen as a way to pad school budgets in wealthier communities, usually to pay for nice-to-haves, such as field trips and student clubs.

— Mila Koumpilova, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026

Definition of have

Adjective

Investors who have sized private credit allocations without stress-testing their liquidity needs across a full economic cycle may face difficult decisions if capital needs arise before positions can be exited at reasonable prices.

— Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Russia's economic situation Long queues have been seen at Russian petrol stations as the country grapples with a worsening fuel crisis.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 July 2026

Definition of economic

Noun

The issue is the policy infrastructure that allows people like Musk to become not rich, not super-rich, but plutocrat-rich.

— Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
Not to mention a conga line of billionaire tech, real-estate, and finance plutocrats paying feasance to a faux populist in exchange for contracts, pardons, and sundry favors.

— Graydon Carter, Air Mail, 4 July 2026

Definition of plutocrat

Adjective

One Indian national is missing after a commercial vessel was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, India’s Ministry of External Affairs said.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 12 July 2026
In an 80-page ruling obtained by Rolling Stone, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court found that Carliz De La Cruz Hernández can move forward with her claim that the recording’s use violated her right to protect her identity from commercial exploitation.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026

Definition of commercial

Noun

The suspect entered a Wells Fargo Bank branch and demanded money from a bank employee.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Snapchat mastermind and man who gets a lot of money to play soccer, Erling Haaland, is out of the World Cup and headed back to Norway, but not without some souvenirs.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Definition of money

Noun

Related Stories Khosla’s group beat out a handful of other bidders, including a group led by billionaire Aditya Mittal, a member of one of India’s richest families, said the people, who were granted anonymity because the details are private.

— Scott Soshnick, Variety, 12 July 2026
Khosla’s group beat out a handful of other bidders, including a group led by billionaire Aditya Mittal, a member of one of India’s richest families, said the people, who were granted anonymity because the details are private.

— Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 11 July 2026

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