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acquisitive

adjective
/əˈkwɪzətɪv/

Meaning

excessively interested in acquiring money or material things

Example Sentences

The acquisitive businessman bought every piece of land he could find.

Synonyms

greedy, grasping, materialistic, covetous, avaricious

Antonyms

generous, selfless, charitable

Collocations

acquisitive nature, acquisitive society, acquisitive habits

Related Vocabularies

made necessary by particular circumstances; required
able to move quickly and easily; quick and adaptable in thinking or action
Directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible.
Showing a lack of respect for things that are generally taken seriously.
Containing as much or as many as possible; complete.
boldly resistant or challenging; disobedient

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