Advertisement
Advertisement
greed
noun as in overwhelming desire for more
Strong matches
acquisitiveness, avidity, covetousness, craving, cupidity, eagerness, edacity, esurience, indulgence, intemperance, piggishness, rapacity, ravenousness, voracity
Weak matches
gormandizing, graspingness, insatiableness, swinishness, the gimmies
Example Sentences
Moreover, Harris didn’t directly attack corporate greed enough.
Cinderella, however, ruined the coronation by proving mentality is still more valuable than money, grit can still beat greed and the magic of pixie dust should never be underestimated.
I’ve spent the last 40-odd years trying to fight the good fight against the forces of indolence and greed to do the best with our stuff that you can do.
He added Rowsell acted out of "simple greed for money" that was "greater than your concern for any customer".
Prosecutors would argue the slayings were driven by greed and the brothers’ desire to get their parents’ multimillion-dollar estate.
Advertisement
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse