Synonyms for capitalism
ˈkæp ɪ tlˌɪz əmcap·i·tal·ism

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1. capitalism, capitalist economynoun

   an economic system based on private ownership of capital

   Synonyms:
   capitalist economy

   Antonyms:
   socialist economy, socialism

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1. List of paraphrases for "capitalism":

   capitalist, capital

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1. Thorsten J. Pattberg:

   Capitalism forces nations to compete for market shares, natural resources, and human capital. Less obvious so, they also compete for names, brands, and terminologies.

2. Henrik Ibsen:

   I'm afraid for all those who'll have the bread snatched from their mouths by these machines. What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works, before society has produced a generation educated up to using them!

3. Che Guevara:

   At 16, I read Marx and believed capitalism would end and we would go to the next stage of society, which is socialism. To me, this was absolute, i was wrong. Now I know it's not absolute. It may happen, but it may not.

4. Naomi Evans:

   There has been such an awakening of how racism, capitalism, colonialism, enslavement of people, has impacted our everyday lives and people are starting to see how problematic two people who have directly benefited from colonialism and the Empire, walking around, smiling and laughing, how that actually is not adding anything to these countries, there's absolutely no need for them. What do they represent ? What is the message that you're saying when you're sending people who have colonized, stolen from other countries, and you're sending representatives over there ? For what ? I don't understand what the purpose is of them unless it's to go and apologize, and to start talking about how you repair the damage.

5. Ursula K. LeGuin:

   Books aren’t just commodities; the profit motive is often in conflict with the aims of art. We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable – but then, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art. Very often in our art, the art of words.