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Synonyms & Antonyms of acquisitive
having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions
- acquisitive developers are trying to tear down the historic home and build a shopping mall
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Words Related to acquisitive
- egocentric,
- egoistic
- (also egoistical),
- egotistic
- (or egotistical),
- self-centered,
- self-seeking
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The first known use of acquisitive was in 1835
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