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Definitions

greedy

[gree-dee] / ˈgri di /
ADJECTIVE
desiring excessively
Synonyms
STRONGEST
eager hungry impatient rapacious selfish
WEAK
acquisitive avaricious avid carnivorous close close-fisted covetous craving desirous devouring edacious esurient gluttonous gobbling gormandizing grabby grasping grudging gulping guzzling hoggish insatiable insatiate intemperate itchy miserly omnivorous parsimonious penny-pinching penurious piggish prehensile ravening ravenous stingy swinish tight tight-fisted voracious
Antonyms
WEAK
abstemious benevolent charitable extravagant generous liberal philanthropic

Example Sentences

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“He is not ugly. This society is, when it’s greedy and cruel and doesn’t take care of people. Not him.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Characters are caricatures, be it a villain that feels plucked from a cartoon western, complete with a purring raccoon for a sidekick, to a greedy wannabe politician of a bank manager.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

A greedy beaver's sweet tooth led to him being captured twice by rangers monitoring the animals' health.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Investors are always either too fearful or greedy.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

She did not mind very much when Pa laughed at her for being such a greedy little girl that she took more than she could carry away.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.