as in greedy
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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as in greed
an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions
the queen's acquisitiveness would not be satisfied until she owned the largest diamond in the world
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Recent Examples of acquisitive
Peter High, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Infinite Reality, which is building a headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was founded in 2019 and has been acquisitive in recent months, buying companies such as the Drone Racing League, Landvault and virtual reality retail brand Obsess.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025
Fremantle was incredibly acquisitive around three years back but its only big M&A deal in the past year has been Red Planet maker Asacha and Beach House, although these were splashy.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
Not only is China’s population (1.4 billion) enormous, that same population is increasingly acquisitive.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Like other acquisitive companies, the integration of technology was sub-optimal.
—Peter High, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Infinite Reality, which is building a headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was founded in 2019 and has been acquisitive in recent months, buying companies such as the Drone Racing League, Landvault and virtual reality retail brand Obsess.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025
Fremantle was incredibly acquisitive around three years back but its only big M&A deal in the past year has been Red Planet maker Asacha and Beach House, although these were splashy.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
Not only is China’s population (1.4 billion) enormous, that same population is increasingly acquisitive.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquisitive
Adjective
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People often stereotype crypto investors as reckless, young, or greedy.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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To be patient but not to be greedy, Lilian thought now, studying Maureen’s pale eyelids.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
15 June 2025
Noun
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George’s storyline this season also highlights his relentlessness and greed.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2025
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Described as a darkly satirical tale of family and greed, with Shakespearean roots, the show follows a ruthless real estate tycoon bent on gentrifying the heart of America, whose quest begins to threaten his empire and embroil his family in the violent past of a lakeside town.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Any spy or mercenary line of work comes at a massive cost.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
19 June 2025
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The two had admittedly a little too much fun making their new action comedy, which follows the lavish wedding of Betsy (Camp) and Ryan (Sam Huntington), which is crashed by a mercenary group that takes everyone hostage.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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Psyche will be the first metallic, or M-type, asteroid visited by any spacecraft, and scientists are eager to study an object that's largely made of metals—probably iron, nickel, and perhaps some rarer elements— instead of rocky minerals.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 June 2025
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Their silence is not surprising—the Trump administration has been eager to punish individual colleges, especially those that speak out against administration policies.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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The comedy-drama follows a Gen Z content creator who returns to her ancestral home seeking viral material, only to encounter her deceased brother’s ghost while dealing with avaricious relatives.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2025
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This nation state, my home, is built on a quagmire of lies sold to the young as truths; sold to the insecure as truths; sold by the avaricious, the power-hungry, the conceited, the overwhelmingly white and male.—
Christine Winter,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Image Meet Me at the Crossroads by Megan Giddings The sudden appearance of seven mysterious doors across the world draws attention from religious sects, covetous billionaires and everyday people who speculate over what lies on the other side.—
Laura Thompson,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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His approach, on and off the pitch, has had a transformative effect and as Palace seek to secure him on a new contract, there have been covetous glances cast in his direction from clubs in the German Bundesliga.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Acquisitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquisitive. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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