Greedy synonyms
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Of or like a person who is a glutton
Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
The definition of avaricious is greedy and money-hungry.
Never satisfied; insatiable
ascetic (antonym)
Of or relating to ascetics; characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure.
Having or marked by keen interest and enthusiasm:
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Feeling, expressing, or characterized by a strong or immoderate desire for the possessions of another:
Eager to acquire; good at getting and holding wealth, etc.; grasping
temperate (antonym)
Living in an environment that is temperate, not extreme.
Too much concerned with one's own welfare or interests and having little or no concern for others; self-centered
Voracious; consuming; devouring
Taking in everything indiscriminately, as with the intellect
Having or showing a strong or excessive desire to acquire money or possess things; greedy:
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desire (related)
Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit
Resembling or characteristic of a pig, as in being greedy or stubborn:
Impossible to appease or satisfy:
The definition of envious is showing desire for what others have.
Constantly wanting more; that cannot be satisfied or appeased
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.
Dirty; filthy
Scanty or meager:
Excessive or lacking, not consistent
give (related)
Having a strong urge to obtain or possess something, especially material wealth, in quantity
ingestion (related)
Wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume
Very rapacious
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generous (antonym)
Marked by abundance; ample:
charitable (antonym)
The definition of charitable is being kind, forgiving and generous and helping those in need.
Having a keen intellect or powerful memory:
(often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
Hungry; voracious; greedy
The definition of eager is ready and impatient to do something.
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benevolent (antonym)
The definition of benevolent is enjoying helping others or someone whose primary characteristic is being warm or friendly.
abstemious (antonym)
The definition of abstemious is someone who abstains or is moderate, often specifically in their consumption of food and beverage.
extravagant (antonym)
Lavish or imprudent in spending money:
philanthropic (antonym)
The definition of philanthropic is someone giving or charitable or someone who likes to do good for others.
Filthy.
Experiencing a desire or need for food.
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gullible (related)
money-grab (related)
feckless (related)
arrogant (related)
cowardly (related)
stupid (related)
scheming (related)
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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, grasping, voracious, avaricious, insatiate, ascetic, avid, covetous, acquisitive, temperate and selfish.
