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- DictionaryGreed·y/ˈɡrēdē/
adjective
- 1. having or showing an intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth or power: "greedy thieves who plundered a defense contractor"
Find 166 similar and opposite words for greedy, a word that means having or showing a strong desire for material possessions or status. Learn the differences and nuances of synonyms such as mercenary, avaricious, covetous, and grasping.
- Some common synonyms of greedy are acquisitive, avaricious, covetous, and grasping. While all these words mean "having or showing a strong desire f...
- In some situations, the words acquisitive and greedy are roughly equivalent. However, acquisitive implies both eagerness to possess and ability to...
- The words avaricious and greedy can be used in similar contexts, but avaricious implies obsessive acquisitiveness especially of money and strongly...
- The meanings of covetous and greedy largely overlap; however, covetous implies inordinate desire often for another's possessions. // covetous of hi...
- Grasping adds to covetous and greedy an implication of selfishness and often suggests unfair or ruthless means. // a hard grasping businesswoman wh...
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