MATERIALIST Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

materialist

noun

Definition of materialist

as in philistine

a person who is chiefly interested in material comfort and is hostile or indifferent to art and culture a materialist who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

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Critics see that unorthodox schedule as another red flag, given the roughly $130 billion Wall Street insiders and venture capitalists have already poured into the company.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026
Instead of a venture capitalist who is willing to invest $15 million, Jetty would rather consider investors who can only write a check for $1 million but have access to celebrities.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of capitalist

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Embracing a visual vocabulary of the lowbrow and the rudimentary is a tried-and-true method of rebelling against a culture that feels vapid or corporatized.

— Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 6 May 2026
Executives at NBCUniversal frame Bravo as a brand that represents a particular type of lowbrow-highbrow reality TV, and that even if the channel vanished, the brand could live on.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026

Definition of lowbrow

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Two clowns in serious legal trouble colluded to put the entire planet in an economic crisis.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026
The procession will also welcome 52 floats, 31 clown crews, nine specialty units (such as trycaloons, or balloons ridden on tricycles), seven marching bands, and five balloonicles (that’s a balloon-vehicle hybrid).

— Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

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