materialistic
Fixated on possessions
Materialistic describes an excessive focus on acquiring money and possessions, often at the expense of spiritual or intellectual pursuits.
The word carries judgment—calling someone materialistic suggests shallow values: She dismissed him as materialistic and status-obsessed.
A materialistic society prioritizes consumption over community or meaning.
Acquiring goods at retailers
- spendingOutlaying of funds
- buyingObtaining through payment
- brandsCommercial product names
- retailSales to end users
acquisition · consumption · shopaholic · mall · ecommerce · advertising · marketing · sales
Excessive desire for riches
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- acquisitivenessDesire to gather wealth
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
- selfishnessExcessive concern for oneself
insatiability · money-grubbing · grasping · envious · jealousy · possessiveness · rapacity · mercenary
Abundance of money
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- moneyCurrency for transactions
capital · assets · investments · inheritance · savings · millionaire · billionaire · upper-class
Showy, abundant prosperity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- decadentSelf-indulgent, often corruptly
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
glamorous · swanky · ritzy · posh · designer · high-end · premium · exclusive
Without much depth
- vainExcessively proud or futile
- status-seekingPursuing higher position
- surface-levelConcerning only the outermost layer
- emptyHolding nothing inside
hollow · soulless · vapid · trophy · prestige · show-off · pretentious · flashy
All is matter
- empiricismKnowledge through observation
- naturalismWorldview excluding the supernatural
- reductionismExplaining wholes through parts
- positivismPhilosophy demanding verifiable evidence
monism · secularism · scientism · determinism · mechanism · atomism · objectivism
Things you possess
- assetsOwned items of value
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- collectiblesItems people amass
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
vehicles · gadgets · furniture · clothes · accessories · watches · antiques · appliances
shopping
Acquiring goods at retailers
retail · acquisition · consumption · shopaholic · mall · ecommerce · advertising · marketing · sales · trends
avarice
Excessive desire for riches
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- acquisitivenessDesire to gather wealth
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
selfishness · insatiability · money-grubbing · grasping · envious · jealousy · possessiveness · rapacity · mercenary · gluttony
affluence
Abundance of money
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- fortuneWealth or destiny
money · capital · assets · investments · inheritance · savings · millionaire · billionaire · upper-class · financial
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- decadentSelf-indulgent, often corruptly
affluent · glamorous · swanky · ritzy · posh · designer · high-end · premium · exclusive · flashy
shallow
Without much depth
- vainExcessively proud or futile
- status-seekingPursuing higher position
- surface-levelConcerning only the outermost layer
empty · hollow · soulless · vapid · trophy · prestige · show-off · pretentious · flashy · name-dropping
physicalism
All is matter
- empiricismKnowledge through observation
- naturalismWorldview excluding the supernatural
- reductionismExplaining wholes through parts
positivism · monism · secularism · scientism · determinism · mechanism · atomism · objectivism
belongings
Things you possess
- assetsOwned items of value
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- collectiblesItems people amass
jewelry · vehicles · gadgets · furniture · clothes · accessories · watches · antiques · appliances · electronics
- consumerismconsumerism, consumers, consumer, shopping, buying
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
- turn-offsick, red flag, red flags, dealbreaker, dealbreakers
- gender stereotypesboys will be boys, pink for girls, blue for boys, man up, strong men
- philosophical termsSocratic, Kantian, Cartesian, Aristotelian, dialectical
- money mindsetsfrugal, thrifty, generous, stingy, greedy
materialisticspiritual
Relating to the soul
idealistic · ascetic · altruistic · humanitarian · people-oriented
materialisticascetic
One who renounces indulgence
minimalist · spartan · nonmaterialistic · unmaterialistic · frugal
materialisticspiritual
Relating to the soul
religious · transcendentalist · mystical · otherworldly · unworldly