All greediness synonyms
greedΒ·y
G g noun greediness
- eagerness β keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
- greed β excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.
- greed β excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.
- impatience β lack of patience.
- zeal β fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
- ardor β emotional warmth; passion
- thirst β a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
- fervor β great warmth and earnestness of feeling: to speak with great fervor.
- ambition β If you have an ambition to do or achieve something, you want very much to do it or achieve it.
- keenness β finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- desire β A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
- famine β extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
- starvation β the act or state of starving; condition of being starved.
- greed β excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.
- frugality β the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.
- parsimony β extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness.
- rapacity β given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
- penurious β extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.
- avidity β the quality or state of being avid
- cupidity β Cupidity is a greedy desire for money and possessions.
- covetousness β inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
- thrift β economical management; economy; frugality.
- niggardly β reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.
- stinginess β reluctant to give or spend; not generous; niggardly; penurious: He's a stingy old miser.
- miserliness β of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly.
- longing β strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.
- eagerness β keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
- voracity β the condition or quality of being voracious.
- hunger β a compelling need or desire for food.
- acquisitiveness β tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies.
- lust β intense sexual desire or appetite.
- yearning β deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a widower's yearning for his wife.
- avarice β Avarice is extremely strong desire for money and possessions.
- passion β any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
- infatuation β the state of being infatuated.
- craving β an intense desire or longing
- avaricious β An avaricious person is very greedy for money or possessions.
- itching β of, relating to, or characterized by an irritating sensation of the skin.
- possessiveness β jealously opposed to the personal independence of, or to any influence other than one's own upon, a child, spouse, etc.
- anticipation β Anticipation is a feeling of excitement about something pleasant or exciting that you know is going to happen.
- zest β keen relish; hearty enjoyment; gusto.
- alacrity β If you do something with alacrity, you do it quickly and eagerly.
- earnestness β serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous: an earnest worker.
- gusto β hearty or keen enjoyment, as in eating or drinking, or in action or speech in general: to dance with gusto. Synonyms: enthusiasm, delight, relish, zest, spirit, fervor.
- solicitude β the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern.
- zing β vitality, animation, or zest.
- vehemence β the quality of being vehement; ardor; fervor.
- promptness β done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- quickness β done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- heartiness β warm-hearted; affectionate; cordial; jovial: a hearty welcome.