COMMERCIALISTIC Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

commercialistic

adjective

Definition of commercialistic

as in materialistic

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Adjective

New, fashionable clothing, it was implied, was materialistic and ungodly.

— Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
This sparks all kinds of adverse reaction, mainly from McCarthy’s snotty pals and girlfriends, a tribe so fiercely materialistic and shallow as to make current Less Than Zero-types seem well rounded by comparison.

— Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 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

Now, with one-year mercenary players plus rapid roster turnover, the first game deters even the most addicted sports gambler.

— Mac Engel July 28, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
But after Richard’s death, his mercenary captain and right-hand man, the infamous Mercadier, had Basile flayed alive and hanged.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of mercenary

Adjective

All this acquisitive activity has turned the majority of physicians into employees rather than independent operators.

— Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Looking back on his 27 years with the bank, Gentry said the timing, loopholes, tax strategies and negotiations that gave the business its acquisitive edge were not because of dumb luck.

— Chase Jordan April 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of acquisitive

Adjective

Now, the 34-year-old utilityman is grateful to be back and eager to build on his four-for-four start over two games.

— Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
As the Steam Deck slowly marches toward its fifth birthday next February, owners are likely eager for a way to extend its life rather than investing in expensive high-end competition.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

Definition of eager

Adjective

Yet, the current market set-up, in which a hyper-concentrated S & P 500 regularly goes the opposite direction of a majority of its components, an understanding of sub-surface influences has become almost a necessity.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Seahawk missions include anti-surface warfare, combat support, humanitarian disaster relief, and combat search and rescue, according to Naval Air Systems Command.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 1 July 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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