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Synonyms for greediness
greed·i·ness
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
greediness
Synonyms:
barbarity, brutality, churlishness, harshness, ill-will, illiberality, inhumanity, malevolence, malignity, niggardliness, self-seeking, selfishness, stinginess, unkindnessAntonyms:
almsgiving, beneficence, benevolence, benignity, bounty, charity, generosity, good-will, humanity, kind-heartedness, kindliness, kindness, liberality, munificence, philanthropy, sympathy, unselfishness
Princeton's WordNet
greediness, hoggishness, piggishnessnoun
an excessive desire for food
Synonyms:
piggishness, rapaciousness, voraciousness, hoggishnessgreediness, voraciousness, rapaciousnessnoun
an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts)
"the greediness of lawyers"
Synonyms:
voracity, esurience, piggishness, voraciousness, ravenousness, edacity, rapacity, rapaciousness, hoggishness
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
greedinessnoun
Synonyms:
voracity, ravenousness, gluttony, rapacity, excessive hungergreedinessnoun
Synonyms:
eagerness, longing, greed, avidity, intense desire
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
greedinessnoun
Synonyms:
avarice, voracity, avidity, covetousness, rapacity, gluttony, insatiableness, cupidity
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#27217 | brutality | |
#38769 | selfishness | |
#46529 | eagerness | |
#70255 | harshness | |
#74318 | inhumanity | |
#108868 | barbarity | |
#110925 | malevolence | |
#147975 | rapacity | |
#194788 | greediness | |
#197798 | malignity | |
#204820 | unkindness | |
#256159 | stinginess | |
#305139 | voracity |
How to use greediness in a sentence?
Dont twist the story Better tell the truth Sometimes white lies End up greediness
Simm:
Life is easy greediness adds complexity
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