Definitions

greedy

[gree-dee] / ˈgri di /

ADJECTIVE

desiring excessively

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eager hungry impatient rapacious selfish

WEAK

acquisitive avaricious avid carnivorous close close-fisted covetous craving desirous devouring edacious esurient gluttonous gobbling gormandizing grabby grasping grudging gulping guzzling hoggish insatiable insatiate intemperate itchy miserly omnivorous parsimonious penny-pinching penurious piggish prehensile ravening ravenous stingy swinish tight tight-fisted voracious

Antonyms

WEAK

abstemious benevolent charitable extravagant generous liberal philanthropic

Example Sentences

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Some cite Warren Buffett’s advice about being greedy when others are fearful.

From The Wall Street Journal

Were they so greedy, or so desperate, that they didn’t care who suffered?

From Literature

“We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.”

From Barron's

If this really is a time for stock pickers to get greedy, then a market downturn is likely.

From MarketWatch

Could a name make you greedy like mine made me small?

From Literature