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

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

But while the likes of Andy Warhol (who was just nine years his senior) turned their focus to commercialism and consumer society, Hockney appeared more concerned with his immediate surroundings. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 12 June 2026