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money-grubbing


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WANTING MORE OF SOMETHING THAN YOU NEED


I wouldn't do business with him, personally - he's a selfish, money-grubbing jerk.

Synonyms and examples


greedy
I've never met anyone so greedy for power.
avaricious
He acquired his wealth by being an avaricious, unscrupulous businessman.
rapacious
formal
He's a rapacious lawyer who will stop at nothing to win a case.
acquisitive
formal often disapproving
She was ruthlessly acquisitive and often bought expensive items just to keep others from owning them.
grasping
disapproving
She's a selfish, grasping old woman.
grabby
informal
We wouldn't let my grabby cousins visit after my mother died for fear they'd walk off with anything not nailed down.

Antonym and example


generous
He's so generous he gave his entire fortune away.
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A greedy person is someone who wants more of something than they need.

money-grubbing | American Thesaurus


money-grubbing


adjective
These are words and phrases related to money-grubbing. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of money-grubbing.

VENAL


Synonyms


greedy
rapacious
avaricious
covetous
grasping
mercenary
selfish
venal
willing to be bribed
bribable
corruptible
corrupt
unprincipled
unscrupulous
dishonest
shady
Slang
crooked
Slang

Antonyms


unbribable
incorruptible
honest
public-spirited
selfless
altruistic

PARSIMONIOUS


Synonyms


miserly
penurious
tight
tightfisted
close
closefisted
niggardly
ungenerous
stingy
parsimonious
frugal
saving
thrifty
economical
sparing
penny-pinching

Antonyms


extravagant
spendthrift
wasteful
lavish
liberal
munificent
generous
openhanded

money-grubbing


noun

AVARICE


Synonyms


avarice
lust for money
greed
greediness
rapacity
venality
graspingness
covetousness
worship of the golden calf
miserliness
stinginess
parsimony
penury
niggardliness
penny-pinching
close-fistedness

Antonyms


generosity
benevolence
magnanimity
munificence
charitableness
unselfishness
extravagance
liberality
open-handedness
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