capitalistic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌkæpɪtəˈlɪstɪk/ UK /ˌkæpɪtəˈlɪstɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
relating to or favoring capitalism

The reforms pushed the economy in a more capitalistic direction.

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Synonyms

1 adj · relating to or favoring... bourgeois commercialfree-marketmercantile

Opposites

socialistic communistic collectivist

Word family

Derived forms capitalistically

Related forms capital capitalism capitalist capitalize

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Phrases (1)

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capitalistic exploitation
unfair use of people's work or circumstances for private economic gain

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From capitalist + -ic. Capital is from Latin capitālis ('chief, principal'), from caput ('head'); the financial sense developed via 'principal sum'.

capitālis Latin caput Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# capitalistic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌkæpɪtəˈlɪstɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkæpɪtəˈlɪstɪk/

## Meanings
1. relating to or favoring capitalism

## Examples
- The reforms pushed the economy in a more capitalistic direction.

## Synonyms
- bourgeois
- commercial
- free-market
- mercantile

## Antonyms
- socialistic
- communistic
- collectivist

## Derived Forms
- capitalistically

## Related Forms
- capital
- capitalism
- capitalist
- capitalize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: capitālis
- Root: caput

## Etymology
From capitalist + -ic. Capital is from Latin capitālis ('chief, principal'), from caput ('head'); the financial sense developed via 'principal sum'.

## AI Etymology
Capitalistic comes from capitalist + -ic. Capital is from Latin capitālis ('chief, principal'), from caput ('head'); the financial sense developed via 'principal sum'. The historical trail runs through Latin capitālis and Latin caput. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. The later sense follows a semantic development already present in the word's history. In modern use it means relating to or favoring capitalism. Derived formations include capitalistically; related forms include capital, capitalism, capitalist, capitalize.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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