grabbiness
Impulse to seize
Grabbiness is the quality of being grabby—eager to seize or acquire things, often aggressively or without regard for others.
It can describe physical behavior the grabbiness of toddlers with toys or acquisitive attitudes corporate grabbiness during the merger.
The word carries a note of disapproval, suggesting greed or lack of restraint.
Desire to gather wealth
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- rapacityAggressive, seizing greed
- insatiabilityInability to feel satisfied
- voracityIntense, consuming hunger
grasping · money-grubbing · hoarding · avaricious · mercenary · gluttony · all-consuming · greedy
Tending to hold on
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- clutchingHolding tightly onto
- controllingExerting authority over others
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
jealousy · overprotective · smothering · attachment · needy · insecure · obsessive · proprietary
Preoccupation with acquiring goods
- acquisitiveDesiring material gain
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
- statusOne's relative position
luxury · commodification · accumulation · collecting · branding · spending · capitalism · merchandise
Prioritizing personal advantage
- self-centeredPreoccupied with oneself
- unsharingNot giving to others
- self-servingBenefiting oneself primarily
- inconsiderateLacking regard for others
egotistical · taking · self-interested · narcissistic · self-absorbed · hogging · keeping · entitled
acquisitiveness
Desire to gather wealth
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- rapacityAggressive, seizing greed
- insatiabilityInability to feel satisfied
voracity · grasping · money-grubbing · hoarding · avaricious · mercenary · gluttony · all-consuming · greedy · gimme
clingy
Tending to hold on
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- clutchingHolding tightly onto
- controllingExerting authority over others
domineering · jealousy · overprotective · smothering · attachment · needy · insecure · obsessive · proprietary · mine
consumerism
Preoccupation with acquiring goods
- acquisitiveDesiring material gain
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
status · luxury · commodification · accumulation · collecting · branding · spending · capitalism · merchandise · gadgets
me-first
Prioritizing personal advantage
- self-centeredPreoccupied with oneself
- unsharingNot giving to others
- self-servingBenefiting oneself primarily
inconsiderate · egotistical · taking · self-interested · narcissistic · self-absorbed · hogging · keeping · entitled · demanding
- greedgreed, avarice, covetousness, cupidity, materialism
grabbinessgenerosity
Readiness to give freely
selflessness · liberality · magnanimity · open-handedness · altruism
grabbinessgentleness
Soft, kind demeanor
delicacy · restraint · carefulness · tenderness · soft touch
grab, grabbed, grabbing, grabs, grabby, grabber, grabbable, grabbier