SWINISHNESS Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word swinishness. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SWINISHNESS
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avarice | nounn | |||||||
noun • reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) • extreme greed for material wealth | ||||||||
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) | ||||||||
greediness | nounn | |||||||
noun • an excessive desire for food • an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts) | ||||||||
indulgence | nounn | |||||||
noun • an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires • a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone • the act of indulging or gratifying a desire • foolish or senseless behavior • the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution | ||||||||
meanness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being deliberately mean • extreme stinginess | ||||||||
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. | ||||||||
selfishness | nounn | |||||||
noun • stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others | ||||||||
voracity | nounn | |||||||
noun • excessive desire to eat • extreme gluttony |