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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
It read "Our game is about glory, Levy's game is about greed", while another was "24 years, 16 managers, 1 trophy - time for change".
Hopper had been tempted by "greed" said Mr Lee.
"This was not a case of greed or bad decisions," said the cross-party parliamentarians.
"The current demonstrations are different – the grievances run deeper and are likely more broadly felt. The protests reflect people's sense of economic insecurity and pent-up resentment toward the greed and excesses of their elected officials."
For some, private body brokers represent the very worst sort of ambulance-chasing greed.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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