GREEDINESS Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word greediness. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for GREEDINESS
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acquisitiveness | nounn | |||||||
noun • strong desire to acquire and possess | ||||||||
avarice | nounn | |||||||
noun • reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) • extreme greed for material wealth | ||||||||
covetousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • an envious eagerness to possess something • extreme greed for material wealth • reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) | ||||||||
cupidity | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme greed for material wealth | ||||||||
gluttony | nounn | |||||||
noun • habitual eating to excess • eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins) | ||||||||
rapacity | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme gluttony • reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) • (of an animal, usually a bird) The quality of subsisting off live prey. | ||||||||
voracity | nounn | |||||||
noun • excessive desire to eat • extreme gluttony | ||||||||
hoggishness | nounn | |||||||
noun • an excessive desire for food | ||||||||
piggishness | nounn | |||||||
noun • an excessive desire for food | ||||||||
rapaciousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme gluttony • an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts) • (of an animal, usually a bird) The quality of subsisting off live prey. | ||||||||
voraciousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • excessive desire to eat • extreme gluttony • an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts) |