Greediness — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Related Entry: Greedy (adjective)

Greedy is a different word from Greediness. The synonyms below are for greedy, not for greediness.

1. having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions

   "a young rocker who was greedy for fame and riches"

   "the greedy exploitation of the land by developers"

   similar: acquisitive, avaricious, avid, coveting, covetous, grabby, grasping, mercenary, moneygrubbing, rapacious
   related: commercialistic, materialistic, philistine, desirous, eager, itchy, lickerish, miserly, hoggish, piggish, piggy, swinish, devouring, gluttonous, gobbling, insatiable, ravenous, unquenchable, voracious, egocentric, egoistic, egotistic, self-centered, self-seeking, discontent, discontented, malcontent, unsatisfied, begrudging, grudging, resentful
   near: nonmaterialistic, altruistic, bounteous, bountiful, charitable, freehanded, generous, greathearted, handsome, liberal, magnanimous, munificent, openhanded, openhearted, selfless, unselfish, unsparing, controlled, moderate, restrained, temperate, content, sated, satisfied

2. having a huge appetite

   "he's so greedy you have to carefully watch your plate during dinner, lest he snatch food off it"

   similar: edacious, esurient, gluttonous, hoggish, piggish, rapacious, ravenous, swinish, voracious
   related: hearty, wolfish, devouring, gobbling, gorging, gormandizing, gulping, insatiable, unquenchable, unslakable, empty, famished, hungry, peckish (chiefly British), starved, starving, malnourished, underfed, undernourished
   near: content, full, glutted, sated, satiated, satisfied, stuffed

3. showing urgent desire or interest

   "he's greedy for new assignments that will really challenge him"

   similar: agog, antsy, anxious, ardent, athirst, avid, bonkers (informal), crazy, desirous, eager, enthused, enthusiastic, excited, gaga, geeked (slang), great, gung ho, hepped up, hopped-up, hot, hungry, impatient, juiced, keen, nuts, pumped, raring, solicitous, stoked (slang), thirsty, voracious, wild, champing at the bit, chomping at the bit
   related: engaged, interested, happy, hung up, obsessed, ambitious, appetent, covetous, craving, hankering, longing, pining, breathless, restive, restless, amenable, disposed, game, glad, inclined, ready, unreluctant, willing
   opposite: apathetic, indifferent, uneager, unenthusiastic
   near: casual, incurious, insouciant, nonchalant, unconcerned, uninterested, aloof, detached, disinterested, impassive, stolid, halfhearted, lackadaisical, languid, languorous, lukewarm, spiritless, averse, disinclined, hesitant, loath, reluctant, unwilling