uncommercial
adjective
un·com·mer·cial
ˌən-kə-ˈmər-shəl 
1
: not engaged in or related to commerce
2
: not based on commercial principles
3
: not likely to result in financial success
an uncommercial book
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For long-haul trips, consider the Southern Hemisphere for a jolt of vitamin D in a rugged, determinedly uncommercial spot, or take a dip in a memorable, albeit temporary, Japanese onsen.
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Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
What does a filmmaker like Reichardt, who has spent her entire career making delicate, unapologetically uncommercial films, think about the current indie film landscape?
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Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
18 Oct. 2025
Despite a seemingly uncommercial script full of ambiguous menace that constantly intimated and never confirmed that supernatural forces were in play, The Witch earned more than ten times its $4 million budget.
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Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2025
Never has an album this uncommercial blossomed into a structurally experimental musical and succeeded with Broadway crowds and critics, nabbing four 2024 Tony nominations, including best musical.
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Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
22 May 2024
Yet, as uncommercial as that sounds, that album and their three previous LPs all made it into Billboard’s Top Ten.
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Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2023
For the Masses was meant as a tongue-in-cheek joke about what the band considered an uncompromising and uncommercial album.
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Al Shipley,
SPIN,
23 Mar. 2023
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Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
What does a filmmaker like Reichardt, who has spent her entire career making delicate, unapologetically uncommercial films, think about the current indie film landscape?
—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
18 Oct. 2025
Despite a seemingly uncommercial script full of ambiguous menace that constantly intimated and never confirmed that supernatural forces were in play, The Witch earned more than ten times its $4 million budget.
—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2025
Never has an album this uncommercial blossomed into a structurally experimental musical and succeeded with Broadway crowds and critics, nabbing four 2024 Tony nominations, including best musical.
—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
22 May 2024
Yet, as uncommercial as that sounds, that album and their three previous LPs all made it into Billboard’s Top Ten.
—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2023
For the Masses was meant as a tongue-in-cheek joke about what the band considered an uncompromising and uncommercial album.
—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
23 Mar. 2023
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“Uncommercial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncommercial. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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