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All greediness synonyms

greedΒ·y
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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.
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