COMMERCIAL Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

kə-ˈmər-shəl

Definition of commercial

as in corporate

fit or likely to be sold especially on a large scale the commercial fare produced by the Hollywood movie studios

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Recent Examples of commercial

Adjective

This stunning galaxy is 16 million light-years away from Earth, but is so bright that it can be spotted with a good commercial telescope (although not in red, white and blue, as seen here). — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 4 July 2026 International conflicts, changing trade policies, and political uncertainty remind us that commercial real estate does not operate in a vacuum. — Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 4 July 2026

Noun

In February, Amazon's Ring canceled its partnership Flock Safety following backlash to a Superbowl commercial touting the integration. — Harry Booth, Time, 26 June 2026 Many of these marketers are looking to bolster their customer base with national commercials, or to get more deeply into video advertising to boost sales. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for commercial

Recent Examples of Synonyms for commercial

Adjective

This necessitates a fundamental shift in corporate risk management.

— Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Most 10-Qs are cookie cutter documents disclosing financial figures already embedded in corporate records.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of corporate

Noun

Anderson also faces a charge of possession, promotion, or production of certain visual material depicting a child, which is a state jail felony.

— Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026
Budweiser's free beer promotion for America's 250th and its own 150th anniversary quickly exhausted its initial $150,000 budget, disappointing many.

— Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of promotion

Noun

People in costumes marched alongside floats with advertisements and extravagantly patriotic decorations.

— Nolan Rogalski, The Providence Journal, 5 July 2026
In April, authorities say investigators with the California’s Contractors State License Board’s Statewide Investigative Fraud Team discovered online advertisements offering construction services that did not list a contractor license number.

— Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of advertisement

Noun

Crunchyroll is Sony Pictures Entertainment’s ad-free streaming platform for anime movies, television series and games, and has three tiers.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Political operatives in both parties expect the ruling to accelerate the flow of money into campaigns and intensify the barrage of television and digital ads that already dominate election season.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026

Definition of ad

Noun

Until now, the company has mostly defended that spending by pointing to improvements in its advertising business.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Shortly afterwards, the country’s advertising self-regulator opened three proceedings regarding betting offers read aloud by presenters and commentators.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of advertising

Noun

Last year’s grants paid for things like job skills training aimed at retaining nonprofit employees, specialized accounting services and a marketing program for thrift stores.

— Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
Delahunt also spent nearly seven years at Burberry, holding roles such as global director of digital and social, global director of brand marketing and social media, and global senior social media manager.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 9 July 2026

Definition of marketing

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