Synonyms for acquisitive
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Covetous
covetous, greedy, rapacious, avaricious, money-hungry informal, voracious, inquisitive, ravening, eager, sordid, grabby, grasping, exacting, avid, prehensile, miserly, mercenary, esurient
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring, greedy.
He is an acquisitive person.
Related words
- Word family
- acquisitiveness
- Phrases
- acquisitive prize
Example sentences
- greedy Don't be so greedy or you'll wind up with nothing.
- rapacious Ukrainians don't deserve to be invaded by a rapacious army.
- covetous A covetous man is good to none and worst to himself.
- avaricious Mr. Jackson is an avaricious old man.
- possessive Sociopaths are possessive over other people.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| acquisitive | steady | |
| greedy | rising | |
| rapacious | rising | |
| covetous | steady | |
| avaricious | steady | |
| possessive | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- avid2
- 5 letters
- eager2
- 6 letters
- greedy2, sordid2, grabby
- 7 letters
- miserly3
- 8 letters
- grasping2, exacting3, covetous, ravening, esurient
- 9 letters
- mercenary4, voracious3, rapacious3
- 10 letters
- possessive3, prehensile, avaricious
- 11 letters
- inquisitive4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (avid2 = 2 syllables).