Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb commercialize

2 senses of commercialize

Sense 1
commercialize -- (exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality; "The hotel owners are commercializing the beaches")
       => exploit, tap -- (draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely")

Sense 2
commercialize, commercialise, market -- (make commercial; "Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Antonyms of adj commercialized

1 sense of commercialized

Sense 1
commercialized, commercialised -- (organized principally for financial gain; "Christmas has become a commercialized spectacle")

INDIRECT (VIA commercial) -> noncommercial -- (not connected with or engaged in commercial enterprises)

Similarity of adj commercialized

1 sense of commercialized

Sense 1
commercialized, commercialised -- (organized principally for financial gain; "Christmas has become a commercialized spectacle")
       => commercial (vs. noncommercial) -- (connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises; "commercial trucker"; "commercial TV"; "commercial diamonds")