Synonyms of commodity

commodity

noun

kə-ˈmä-də-tē 

1

as in object

one that has a real and independent existence

the docudrama really wasn't a commodity until the television networks started creating their own feature-length movies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• object
• entity
• substance
• reality
• individual
• thing
• something
• being
• body
• subject
• existent
• matter
• individuality
• integer
• material
• quantity
• stuff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonentity

2

as in goods

commodities plural products that are bought and sold in business

commodities such as sugar and oil

Synonyms & Similar Words

• goods
• export
• supply
• merchandise
• import
• wares
• stock
• inventory
• staples
• stuff
• line
• durables
• domestics
• job lot
• hard goods

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of commodity

There’s a reason the entrance to Madonna’s hot-commodity Knockdown Center pop-up was between her legs. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026

Meanwhile, crypto has finally moved beyond its speculative era as new players like Hyperliquid adapt blockchain rails for trading conventional commodities like oil, and as big Wall Street firms embrace tokenized assets. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Societe Generale said agricultural commodity prices have risen 7% this month, with softs — such as cocoa, coffee and wheat — up 8% over the past week. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 20 July 2026

Native communities—who had been eating fresh, seasonal foods long before farmers’ markets were a thing—were now forced to stand in line for military rations, subsisting on commodity foods like white flour, sugar, and blocks of orange cheese. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026