Synonyms of mercenary

mercenary

adjective

as in greedy

having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions

they were a mercenary couple, who defined themselves not by what they were but by what they owned

Synonyms & Similar Words

• greedy
• avaricious
• eager
• acquisitive
• desirous
• covetous
• avid
• rapacious
• grasping
• moneygrubbing
• materialistic
• coveting
• egotistical
• grabby
• egoistical
• discontented
• miserly
• piggish
• insatiable
• egocentric
• hoggish
• ravenous
• gluttonous
• discontent
• piggy
• malcontent
• egotistic
• commercialistic
• unquenchable
• grudging
• egoistic
• unsatisfied
• lickerish
• swinish
• voracious
• resentful
• self-centered
• itchy
• begrudging
• devouring
• self-seeking
• philistine
• gobbling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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