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Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

greedy, hoards and seeks riches;

e.g. His avaricious need to undermine competitors spoke of his greed.

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Similar Words

Acquisitive

Avid

Covetous

Grabby

Grasping

Greedy

Grudging

Materialistic

Mercenary

Rapacious

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Opposite Words

Altruistic

Bounteous

Bountiful

Charitable

Content

Controlled

Free

Fulsome

Generous

Greathearted

Handsome

Liberal

Magnanimous

Moderate

Munificent

Nonmaterialistic

Open

Openhanded

Openhearted

Restrained

Satisfied

Selfless

Temperate

Unselfish

Unsparing

Unstinting

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Related Words

Begrudging

Cheap

Chintzy

Close

Covetous

Desirous

Discontent

Discontented

Eager

Egocentric

Egotistical

Envious

Gluttonous

Grudging

Hoggish

Insatiable

Invidious

Jaundiced

Jealous

Lickerish

Malcontent

Materialistic

Mean

Mingy

Miserly

Niggard

Niggardly

Parsimonious

Penny

Penurious

Philistine

Piggish

Ravenous

Resentful

Self-centered

Self-seeking

Spare

Sparing

Stingy

Swinish

Tight

Tightfisted

Uncharitable

Ungenerous

Unquenchable

Unsatisfied

Voracious

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