Synonyms for consumerism
kənˈsu məˌrɪz əmcon·sumerism

Princeton's WordNet

1. consumerismnoun

   the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial

2. consumerismnoun

   a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers

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1. • Campaign
   • Economic Theory

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1. List of paraphrases for "consumerism":

   consumption

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1. Sister Rose:

   I use human dignity, the common good, human solidarity, family, community ... even challenging the dominant culture of consumerism.

2. Manchester University sociologist Robert Pettit:

   Disney is a capitalistic corporation bent on consumerism, and that's what drives our economy, it brings out people's opinions about our society and culture in general. You can love them or be very critical of those aspects of our culture and society because it portrays them so well.

3. Erik Pevernagie:

   The excessive speed of mundialization, the exacting demands of the God of consumerism and the to-and-fro swinging, from one period to another and from one domain to another, cause inner heartaches. People feel like individuals “with no sense of belonging” and characters "without qualities”. ( "The church was no longer in the middle" )

4. Bitch Flicks:

   Ideologically, 'Pretty Woman' is a love song to consumerism and capitalism, 'Pretty Woman' depicts a world where everyone is either a card-carrying member of the corporate caste or an obliging subordinate ... It is obsessed with things (hotel suites, private jets, fancy clothes) and encourages the audience to share its obsession with things.

5. Scott C. Holstad:

   what society dictates, we consume, cattle gathering around learning devices called television, mouths opening wider while addictive morsels of consumerism are violently jammed into us and we lose more bits and pieces of our collective identity daily.