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Synonyms for materialism
məˈtɪər i əˌlɪz əmma·te·ri·al·ism

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  1. materialismnoun

    Synonyms:
    physicalism, philosophical materialism

    Antonyms:
    idealism

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  1. materialism, philistinismnoun

    a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters

    Synonyms:
    physicalism, philistinism

  2. materialism, physicalismnoun

    (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality

    Synonyms:
    physicalism, philistinism

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  1. List of paraphrases for "materialism":

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  1. Christen Kuikoua:

    In our friendships, we often act as adversaries, and in our humanity, we sometimes emulate the ferocity of lions. Yet, we must not allow malevolence to cloud our judgment or materialism to taint our souls. Instead, let kindness prevail, even if the world misunderstands. It's never too late to embrace the innate humanity bestowed upon us and to find hope by opening our eyes to a better way.

  2. Diana Rose:

    When people start engaging with things like astrology and Tarot and spirituality, a lot of them just see it all as one, instead of a bunch of discrete approaches to engaging with the world, or engaging outside of the boundaries of scientific materialism.

  3. Malcolm Muggeridge:

    Sex is the mysticism of materialism and the only possible religion in a materialistic society.

  4. Andrew Schneider:

    As a scientist, I am not sure anymore that life can be reduced to a class struggle, to dialectical materialism, or any set of formulas. Life is spontaneous and it is unpredictable, it is magical. I think that we have struggled so hard with the tangible that we have forgotten the intangible.

  5. Michael Kimmelman:

    Hudson Yards glorifies a kind of surface spectacle — as if the peak ambitions of city life were consuming luxury goods and enjoying a smooth, seductive, mindless materialism.


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