overcommercialization

Examples

• All

• Put in broader terms, the issue of overcommercialization of events intended to honor veterans needs to be raised.

  Academic text (2007)

• Our campaign emphasizes that holiday celebrations should be more joyful than they are at present and argues that overcommercialization has done much to rob the real pleasure from the December holidays.

  Academic text (1992)

• The overcommercialization of music festivals has made them more about profit than enjoyment.

• Many believe that the overcommercialization of holiday traditions diminishes their true meaning.

• The artist was concerned that the overcommercialization of their work would compromise its integrity.

Synonyms

C

commercialization

vsovercommercialization

• US

12 6.3

Making something into a product or service to sell and earn money

is excessive by stressing profit at the expense of original value

C

commercialism

vsovercommercialization

11 5.6

A focus on making money and selling things

is more extreme prioritizing profit even when it harms original value

C

commodification

vsovercommercialization

• Specialized

3 8.4

To make ideas, services, or relationships into things people can buy

is excessive when profit focus removes original meaning or purpose

C

commoditization

vsovercommercialization

• Specialized

1 8.1

Products or services become similar, lose unique features, and mainly compete on price

is centered on profit intensity rather than loss of uniqueness

C

commerciality

vsovercommercialization

1 6.7

A focus on making money instead of art or quality

is stronger putting profit above original meaning or worth

Antonyms

A

authenticity

73 4.8

A quality that shows something is real and believable to people

How Commercialized

overcommercialization

1 8.4

commercialization

• US

12 6.3

uncommercialized

1 8.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology