Synonyms: Greedy
From Ebenezer Scrooge to Cookie Monster, the world is full of greedy characters and great words to describe them. For more synonym lists, explore our Say What You Mean resources.
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avaricious
immoderately desirous of acquiring somethingIt was roughly four times what even the most avaricious moneylender would charge. The Name of the WindAvarice is greed, so avaricious is greedy.
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covetous
immoderately desirous of acquiring somethingWhereas Dickens describes Scrooge as “a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner,” that still leaves plenty of room to imagine what he was like when he was getting started in 1800. Washington Post (Oct 22, 2019)If you covet something, you want it very badly — maybe even badly enough that you'd do something dishonest to get it.
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cupidity
extreme greed for material wealthThe coins in his hand, he stared at her, helpless before his own cupidity. Tiger, Tiger
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gluttonous
given to excess in consumption of especially food or drinkThis is garish, macho, gluttonous food TV aimed squarely at young people with short attention spans. The Guardian (May 15, 2013)Glutire means "to gulp down" or "to swallow" in Latin, and a glut of something is too much of it. A glutton is someone who eats too much, or has an oversize appetite.
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insatiable
impossible to fulfill, appease, or gratifyThe price of sugar dropped and Europe developed an insatiable sweet tooth. Sapiens: A Brief History of HumankindSatiety is the state of being full, particularly with food. So to be insatiable is to have hunger — literally or figuratively — that cannot be satisfied.
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miserly
characterized by or indicative of lack of generosityScrooge, of course, starts the story as a miserly grouch, and ends it charitably. New York Times (Nov 13, 2019)A miser is a particular kind of greedy person who resists sharing or spending their wealth.
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penurious
excessively unwilling to spendIn character he was a saving, penurious creature, without one single sympathy outside his own immediate interests. Lever, Charles JamesPenurious is a synonym for miserly.
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rapacious
excessively greedy and graspingToday, sophisticated and highly automated production greenhouses around the world feed a rapacious consumer market. Washington Post (Apr 3, 2019)
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selfish
concerned chiefly with your own advantageWhen your own life is threatened, your sense of empathy is blunted by a terrible, selfish hunger for survival. Life of Pi
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stingy
unwilling to spendElizabeth longed for her father’s approval, but he was stingy with his praise. Votes for Women!
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voracious
excessively greedy and graspingNewspaper editors evinced a voracious appetite for news of the latest breakthroughs. Big ScienceVorare means "to devour" in Latin. You can see the same root in herbivore, for example. Voracious means having an enormous appetite. Voracious is not always a negative word. For example, it's considered a good thing to be a voracious reader.
Created on 六月 1, 2020
(updated 三月 22, 2021)
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