materialistic
/məˌtɪərɪəˈlɪstɪk
/adjective
Excessively concerned with material possessions; money-oriented: we’re living in a highly materialistic society...
- Sensual and materialistic, they want all the power, comfort and control they can get out of life.
- In this materialistic era, even teachers have changed their lifestyle.
- These seem like odd responses since she doesn't come across as materialistic, but perhaps that's why.
Synonyms
worldly, consumerist, money-oriented, money-grubbing;
capitalistic, bourgeois;
acquisitive, greedy, grasping, avaricious, rapacious
informal, derogatory yuppie
Derivatives
materialistically
- Overall, there is little doubt that the lazy, gluttonous, selfish, possessive, lecherous, rich and materialistically orientated job candidates would have been suitably appalled by these prohibitions.
- The younger generations have benefited materialistically from globalisation and the low price of goods that would otherwise have been collected over a longer period.
- They are believed to have progressed immensely both materialistically as wells as monetarily during last fifteen years.