greedy

  • (s) immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
    • they are avaricious and will do anything for money
    • casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
    • a grasping old miser
    • grasping commercialism
    • greedy for money and power
    • grew richer and greedier
    • prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees
    avaricious, grabby, grasping, covetous, prehensile,
  • (s) (often followed by "for") ardently or excessively desirous
    • avid for adventure
    • an avid ambition to succeed
    • fierce devouring affection
    • the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity
    • greedy for fame
    avid, devouring, esurient,
  • (s) wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume
    • don't be greedy with the cookies

Synonyms

avaricious grabby grasping covetous prehensile avid devouring esurient

Words of close approximity

greed Greek green greet
Greece Greene greens