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Synonyms for materialism

  • noun

Most common

physicalism philosophical materialism hylozoism pancosmism

All synonyms

Noun

1. Physicalism — the philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical

physicalism, philosophical materialism, hylozoism, pancosmism, thingism, hylicism, hylism

Other

matter, domesticity, philistinism

Antonyms

idealism, spirituality

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.

Related words

Word family
materialist materialistic
Phrases
philosophical materialism dialectical materialism eliminative materialism new materialism

Forms

Plural
materialisms → physicalisms, hylozoisms, matters, domesticities…

Example sentences

  • hylozoism Do you believe in hylozoism?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
materialismsteady
physicalismrising
hylozoismrising
domesticityrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
matter2, hylism
8 letters
thingism, hylicism
9 letters
hylozoism
10 letters
pancosmism
11 letters
domesticity5, physicalism
12 letters
philistinism

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (matter2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
matérialisme
Italiano
materialismo