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Synonyms of materialism

8 similar words · 2 opposite words

Another word for materialism is physicalism. Other synonyms of materialism are hylism, hylicism, philosophical materialism, thingism and hylozoism. The opposite of materialism is idealism.

Synonyms and similar words for materialism

nounConstant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly...

  • hylismSynonym of materialism, mindfulness of or belief in mere physical reality and disregard of or disbelief in intellectual...
  • hylicismSynonym of materialism, mindfulness of or belief in mere physical reality and disregard of or disbelief in intellectual...

nounThe philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.

  • physicalismA philosophical position holding that everything which exists is no more extensive than its physical properties; that...
  • philosophical materialismSynonym of materialism (“the philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.”).
  • thingismMaterialism.
  • hylozoismSynonym of materialism, the belief that all life derives entirely from physical matter.

nounSynonym of matter, material substances in the aggregate.

  • matter
  • material substances in the aggregate

Opposite of materialism

nounConstant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly...

nounThe philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.

  • idealismAn approach to philosophical enquiry, which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or...

Meaning of materialism

  1. noun Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.
  2. noun The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.
  3. noun Synonym of matter, material substances in the aggregate.

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Questions about synonyms of materialism

What is another word for materialism?
Materialism has 8 synonyms on Word.ws, such as physicalism, hylism, hylicism, philosophical materialism, thingism, hylozoism, matter and material substances in the aggregate.
What is the opposite of materialism?
The opposite of materialism is idealism.
What does materialism mean?
Materialism means constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.

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