Synonyms for covetous

Synonyms for (adj) covetous

Synonyms: avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile

Definition: immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

Usage: they are avaricious and will do anything for money; casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields; a grasping old miser; grasping commercialism; greedy for money and power; grew richer and greedier; prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees

Similar words: acquisitive

Definition: eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas

Usage: an acquisitive mind; an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied


Synonyms: covetous, envious, jealous

Definition: showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

Usage: he was never covetous before he met her; jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions; envious of their art collection

Similar words: desirous, wishful

Definition: having or expressing desire for something

Usage: desirous of high office; desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem


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