: a selfish and excessive desire for more of something (such as money) than is needed
- motivated by naked ambition and greed
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Examples of greed in a Sentence
He was a ruthless businessman, motivated by naked ambition and greed.
don't let greed for riches control you
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That family promotes evil ideas and greed and corruption.
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That family promotes evil ideas and greed and corruption.
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The show, a glittering musical drama about the contrasting worlds of New York City ball culture and Trumpian greed in the 1980s, has the largest cast of transgender actors to have graced our screens in a scripted show.
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The truth has always been and will always be our shield against corruption, our shield against greed and despair.
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The truth has always been and will always be our shield against corruption, our shield against greed and despair.
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Multiple cases of corruption and greed by local leaders, government officials and inexperienced contractors surfaced, shedding light on the toxicity that is still very much a part of everyday life in Puerto Rico.
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There's no greed in the team, there's nobody who is selfish.
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Police say that greed was the motive, that the Gormans planned to collect on a $1 million life insurance policy in Fox’s name.
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Origin and Etymology of greed
back-formation from greedy
greed Synonyms
Synonyms
acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, avidness, covetousness, cupidity, graspingness, greediness, mercenariness, rapaciousness, rapacity;
Near Antonyms
contentment, fulfillment (or fulfilment), gratification, satisfaction;
bounteousness, bountifulness, bounty, charity, generosity, generousness, largesse (also largess), liberality, magnanimity, openhandedness, openheartedness, unselfishness;
Related Words
commercialism, materialism, possessiveness;
gluttonousness, gluttony, piggishness;
appetite, craving, desire, drive, hankering, hunger, itch, longing, lust, passion, pining, ravenousness, thirst, voracity, yearning, yen;
egoism, egotism, self-centeredness, self-interest, selfishness, self-regard;
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: selfish desire for more than is needed
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