commercialistic

adjective

Definition of commercialisticnext
as in materialistic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commercialistic
  1. materialistic
  2. avaricious
  3. mercenary
  4. acquisitive
  5. eager
  6. surface
  7. desirous
  8. grasping
Adjective
  • Ditto smutty-lite, materialistic franchises—like Cecily von Ziegasar’s Gossip Girl series.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Frankel feels for anyone looking for The One in the Magic City, which maintains a worldwide rep of being shallow and materialistic (despite much of the city being suburban sprawl).
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of materialistic
Adjective
  • Played by a Colman Domingo who is done up to look the most wax figurine of them all in a shellacking of makeup, prosthetics, and colored contacts, Joe is always either giving an avaricious open-mouthed leer or a cold-eyed glare.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a quasi-heist theme to The Christophers, which revolves around an acclaimed artist (McKellen), who has long since stopped making new work, and his avaricious children (Gunning and Corden) who try to enlist Coel to complete some of their dad’s unfinished paintings.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of avaricious
Adjective
  • Never forget that Harkness was once a CIA operative and perhaps served a higher calling before creating his own mercenary network and taking jobs for monied sleazebags like Cantor.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Apple told CyberGuy that DarkSword originated from sophisticated mercenary spyware developed at considerable expense.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of mercenary
Adjective
  • At one acquisitive company, a director asks the AI to argue against every deal.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Frasers’ failed takeover bid this past summer only whetted its acquisitive owner Mike Ashley‘s appetite for more.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of acquisitive
Adjective
  • California voters have rejected a first-in-the-nation tax on the net worth of billionaires following a contentious ballot fight that generated huge spending by some prominent tech leaders eager to stop their taxes from going up.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The console has already appeared at several maker events, where eager kids have punched and kicked its chunky buttons.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of eager
Adjective
  • The latest contract is a significant another step in the modernization of the P-8A Poseidon aircraft, which plays a crucial role in anti-submarine warfare (ASW), maritime surveillance and anti-surface warfare missions.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The newest options have expanded to include gravel running, or multi-surface running, for the modern sneaker shoe.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of surface
Adjective
  • Into this murky brew come companies that are desirous of using AI and finding a means to stir their employees towards becoming avid users of AI.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
  • Dracula and his brides are not the only hungrily desirous characters on display.
    — Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
Definition of desirous
Adjective
  • My hope is tenuous, grasping; scar tissue from 108 years of futility is never fully salved.
    — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • In this war lawyers invariably are depicted as soulless and grasping ambulance-chasers unconcerned about their clients’ welfare, and businesses as, well, soulless, grasping and unconcerned about their customers.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Definition of grasping
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“Commercialistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commercialistic. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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