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adjective
- 1. having an excessive desire or appetite for food: "he's scoffed the lot, the greedy pig" Similar Opposite
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Synonyms for GREEDY: mercenary, eager, avaricious, desirous, acquisitive, covetous, avid, grasping; Antonyms of GREEDY: generous, altruistic, liberal, charitable, unselfish, magnanimous, handsome, selfless.
Synonyms and examples. avaricious. He acquired his wealth by being an avaricious, unscrupulous businessman. rapacious. formal. He's a rapacious lawyer who will stop at nothing to win a case. acquisitive. formal often disapproving. She was ruthlessly acquisitive and often bought expensive items just to keep others from owning them. grasping.
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Synonyms for GREEDY: edacious, gluttonous, hoggish, piggish, ravenous, voracious, avaricious, covetous; Antonyms for GREEDY: ascetic, abstemious, benevolent, fasting, generous, liberal, charitable, philanthropic.
Synonyms: gluttonous, ravenous, voracious, hoggish, piggish, insatiable. Antonyms: full, satiated, stuffed (informal), satisfied, fasting, dieting. Sense: Adjective: excited - often followed by 'for' Synonyms: excited, anxious, eager, gung ho, antsy, stoked (slang), hot, thirsty, impatient, itchy (informal) Is something important missing?
Synonyms for GREEDY in English: gluttonous, insatiable, voracious, ravenous, piggish, hoggish, hungry, edacious, esurient, gormandizing, …
Other forms: greediest; greedier. Being greedy means you want more and more of something, especially money. But you can be greedy for just about anything, including food, drink, or fame. People who are greedy are a little too interested in having something. Usually, that something is money.
