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capitalistic

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Organised on a capitalist basis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

favoring or practicing capitalism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: capitalist

Antonyms: socialistic

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to capitalism or capitalists

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a capitalist nation
  • capitalistic methods and incentives

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: capitalist

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From capitalist + -ic, probably after German kapitalistisch. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: կապիտալիստական (kapitalistakan) — of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists
  • Czech: kapitalistický — of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists
  • Danish: kapitalistisk — of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists
  • Dutch: kapitalistisch — of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists
  • Esperanto: kapitalisma — of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists
  • French: capitaliste — of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists
  • German: kapitalistisch — of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists
  • Greek: καπιταλιστικός (kapitalistikós) — of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists
  • Manx: bun-argidagh — of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kapitalistisk — of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kapitalistisk — of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists
  • Scottish Gaelic: calpach — of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists
  • Spanish: capitalista — of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists
  • Tagalog: puhunanin — of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists
  • Urdu: سَرْمایَہ دارانَہ (sarmāya dārāna) — of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists
  • Volapük: katädimik — of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists
  • Yiddish: קאַפּיטאַליסטיש (kapitalistish) — of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists