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greed
noun as in overwhelming desire for more
Strong matches
acquisitiveness, avidity, covetousness, craving, cupidity, eagerness, edacity, esurience, indulgence, intemperance, piggishness, rapacity, ravenousness, voracity
Weak matches
gormandizing, graspingness, insatiableness, swinishness, the gimmies
Example Sentences
“Spanning eight episodes each, both series explore the circumstances that gave rise to horrific crimes — from dynastic hubris, corruption and greed to societal prejudice and lazy law enforcement,” Ali wrote.
“The stock market is currently deep into the ‘greed’ phase of the ‘fear-greed cycle’,” she added.
“A mafioso is a human being who embodies the best of capitalism: greed,” Petro said.
He cited signs of a bubble, greed and the rolling back of financial regulations as then-and-now touchstones.
Everything we've built over the years has been ruined by the greed of the board.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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