acquisitive

ac·quis·i·tive

adj \ə-ˈkwi-zə-tiv\

Definition of ACQUISITIVE

: strongly desirous of acquiring and possessing

— ac·quis·i·tive·ly adverb

— ac·quis·i·tive·ness noun

Examples of ACQUISITIVE

1. <acquisitive developers are trying to tear down the historic home and build a shopping mall>

First Known Use of ACQUISITIVE

1835

Related to ACQUISITIVE

Synonyms: greedy, avaricious, avid, coveting, covetous, grabby, grasping, mercenary, moneygrubbing, rapacious

Related Words: commercialistic, materialistic, philistine; desirous, eager, itchy, lickerish, miserly; hoggish, piggish, piggy, swinish; devouring, gluttonous, gobbling, insatiable, ravenous, unquenchable, voracious; egocentric, egoistic (also egoistical), egotistic (or egotistical), self-centered, self-seeking; discontent, discontented, malcontent, unsatisfied; begrudging, grudging, resentful

Near Antonyms: nonmaterialistic; altruistic, bounteous, bountiful, charitable, freehanded, generous, greathearted, handsome, liberal, magnanimous, munificent, openhanded, openhearted, selfless, unselfish, unsparing; controlled, moderate, restrained, temperate; content, sated, satisfied

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