WHOLESALE Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of wholesale

as in commercial

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as in extensive

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as in inexpensive

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Recent Examples of wholesale

Adjective

In the wake of the court’s order blocking the map and the contempt hearing, Republican lawmakers attacked the court, including some who have called for wholesale changes to how the state chooses judges. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026 On Thursday, a wholesale price report showed a jump in chemical prices, likely a result of more expensive oil. — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Verb

Light industrial uses could include storage yards, data and information processing, medical or dental laboratories, research and development, warehouses, wholesaling or a recycling center. — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2026 Therefore, in 2022, Allbirds opened 19 new stores and wholesaled its products through Nordstrom and REI — burning cash without a clear path to margin, reported Prism News. — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wholesale

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wholesale

Adjective

At the time, there was no real professional scene for female fighters, with the major promoters not seeing any commercial value in it.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Exhibitions of Evans’s work were put up in galleries and churches—the artist taking on the lesser, commercial labor of drawing an audience.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of commercial

Adjective

One of the Roundhouse’s biggest brags is an extensive liquor collection, highlighting spirits produced in New York State.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
Cutting overseas dependency China possesses extensive rubidium and cesium reserves locked inside specialty lithium ores and salt-lake brines.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of extensive

Verb

The Nike x Kallmeyer Tennis Centre, which retails for $160, is now available at Nike, Kallmeyer, the SNKRS app, Shopbop, Net-a-Porter and FWRD.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
An efficient biomass stove that would normally retail for about $40 can cost customers as little as $5 after carbon subsidies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of retail

Adjective

That’s what will thwart Hamilton, even if Leclerc could be persuaded to support him, and at the same time undo Ferrari’s corporate strategy for years to come, around that contract extension.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The engineer abruptly resigned after refusing to contribute to a reckless corporate competition that could ultimately lead to uncontrollable AI.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of corporate

Adjective

There has been a widespread opinion that football has become too rigid and regimented in recent seasons, but Luis Enrique’s PSG are one of the few antidotes to that.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Millions of people live in or near bear habitat across the Rockies, where widespread drought has reduced supplies of nuts, berries and plants that bears eat.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of widespread

Adjective

Berman has argued that the development is out of context and doubted the claims of affordable housing promised by the developer.

— David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
The 660-square-foot Penthouse Suite is one of the smaller and more affordable options, where a family of four or fewer won’t feel short on space.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of affordable

Verb

The Pacific Palisades store is sectioned out more into zones than the previous one; the company sat down with the buyers and visual merchandizing teams to be more strategic in allotment, whether carving out space for denim or The Row.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
The merchandising giant Fanatics launched a 21+ prediction platform last year.

— Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of merchandise

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