Acquisitive synonyms
ə-kwĭz'ĭ-tĭv
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The definition of greedy is someone who wants more of something than he is entitled to or the behavior of wanting more than you are entitled to.
Exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious.
Immoderately desirous of wealth or gain; greedy.
(Of an animal, usually a bird) Subsisting off live prey.
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Feeling, expressing, or characterized by a strong or immoderate desire for the possessions of another:
Able to seize, grasp, or hold, especially by wrapping around an object:
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Showing or arising from an excessive concern with oneself and a lack of concern for others:
Having or marked by keen interest and enthusiasm:
Experiencing a desire or need for food.
(Informal) Grasping; avaricious
desire (related)
Having a strong urge to obtain or possess something, especially material wealth, in quantity
give (related)
Having a strong urge to obtain or possess something, especially material wealth, in quantity
unacquisitive (antonym)
eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
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all-devouring
overgreedy
Greedy to excess.
personalistic
Relating to personalism.
privatistic
quenchless
That cannot be quenched; unquenchable.
self-devoted
Devoted in person, or voluntarily devoted.
Having self-interest; particularly concerned for one's self.
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self-occupied
unappeased
That has not been appeased
unsated
Not sated.
unslakeable
That cannot be slaked
unslaked
Not yet slaked
money-mad
self-advancing
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self-pleasing
(Euphemistic) masturbation
predatory (related)
individualistic (related)
Find another word for acquisitive. In this page you can discover 31 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for acquisitive, like: greedy, grasping, avaricious, rapacious, See syn. study at, covetous, prehensile, selfish, avid, hungry and grabby.
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