Greedy Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Greedy

Of or like a person who is a glutton

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Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.

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Eager for money; greedy.

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Never satisfied; insatiable

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Having or marked by keen interest and enthusiasm:

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The definition of avaricious is greedy and money-hungry.

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The definition of mercenary is someone whose only motivation to do a job is the money they would be paid.

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Exhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence.

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Dirty; filthy

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The definition of envious is showing desire for what others have.

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Constantly wanting more; that cannot be satisfied or appeased

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Tending to grab especially rudely or needily

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Voracious; consuming; devouring

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Too much concerned with one's own welfare or interests and having little or no concern for others; self-centered

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Scanty or meager:

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(often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous

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Having a keen intellect or powerful memory:

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Hungry; voracious; greedy

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Characterized by a strong desire to gain and possess.

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Feeling, expressing, or characterized by a strong or immoderate desire for the possessions of another:

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The definition of rapacious is to want more money or possessions than needed.

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The definition of eager is ready and impatient to do something.

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Impossible to appease or satisfy:

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Resembling or characteristic of a pig, as in being greedy or stubborn:

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Excessive or lacking, not consistent

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Eager for prey or gratification.

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Taking in everything indiscriminately, as with the intellect

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Experiencing a desire or need for food.

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Filthy.

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Antonyms for Greedy

Of or relating to ascetics; characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure.

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Living in an environment that is temperate, not extreme.

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The definition of charitable is being kind, forgiving and generous and helping those in need.

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Marked by abundance; ample:

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The definition of abstemious is someone who abstains or is moderate, often specifically in their consumption of food and beverage.

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Generous, willing to give unsparingly;.

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The definition of benevolent is enjoying helping others or someone whose primary characteristic is being warm or friendly.

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Lavish or imprudent in spending money:

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The definition of philanthropic is someone giving or charitable or someone who likes to do good for others.

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Words Related to Greedy

Having a strong urge to obtain or possess something, especially material wealth, in quantity

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Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit

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money-grab

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Wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume

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Find another word for greedy. In this page you can discover 49 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for greedy, like: gluttonous, voracious, grasping, insatiate, avid, ascetic, avaricious, mercenary, temperate, self-indulgent and sordid.