MARKETING Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

marketing 1 of 2

noun

Definition of marketing

as in advertising

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Relevance

marketing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of market

as in selling

to offer for sale to the public local farmers market their garden-fresh produce at roadside stands all over the valley

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State law restricts how money can be spent, limiting its uses to tourism marketing and to facilities and programming that attract more tourism. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 Before meeting some Under Armour executives in February, Arzoni impressed upon them the marketing significance of headgear. — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

Searching Is Going Beyond Clicks When most websites first began optimizing for search engines years ago, marketing to those engines was relatively straightforward. — Peter Boyd, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The dealer and his art gallery have been barred by a judge in New York from selling or marketing a collection of art at the center of a $2 million dispute. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for marketing

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Noun

Companies have plenty of incentives to make that advertising palatable to consumers, but Ireland believes ads will play a role one way or another.

— Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Wilson, who also co-founded a small business called Artefact that sells shoes and baseball caps, knows firsthand that starting a business can be expensive as advertising and real estate costs pile up.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of advertising

Verb

Many advisors also aim to reduce your lifetime tax bill with such strategies as selling profitable assets during your lower income years.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Fremantle, which has a first-look deal with Me+You, is selling the show globally.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of selling

Noun

The affidavit alleges Mohamud continued sharing messages for several months after the FBI contacted his parents, including propaganda videos of terrorist organizations.

— Whitney Wild, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
In 2015, mine blasts at the border blamed on North Korea pushed the two Koreas to the brink of an armed conflict, after South Korea's then conservative government resumed front-line propaganda broadcasts for the first time in 11 years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of propaganda

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