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":

   materialist

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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. 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.

3. Roy Moore:

   Abor t ion, sodomy, and materialism have taken the place of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, even our political process.

4. Javad Hashmi:

   They (akh right bros) are very anti-Western and anti-liberal, anti-modernity, anti-consumerism, materialism, is what they claim. But in reality … they are on the platforms that are the creation of all of those things.

5. J. Gresham Machen:

   Place the lives of children in their formative years, despite the convictions of their parents, under the intimate control of experts appointed by the state, force them to attend schools where the higher aspirations of humanity are crushed out, and where the mind is filled with the materialism of the day, and it is difficult to see how even the remnants of liberty can subsist.