grabby
Always wanting more
Grabby describes someone or something that grabs—reaching out to seize or clutch.
A grabby child snatches toys from others.
Grabby hands won't leave things alone.
The word often carries a negative tone, suggesting greed or presumptuousness: The grabby headline was designed to get clicks.
He got a little grabby after a few drinks.
Greedy for wealth
- clutchingHolding tightly onto
- snatchingSeizing quickly, abruptly
- grippingHolding attention completely
- seizingTaking forcible possession
reaching · pawing · clinging · sticky · handsy · touchy · swiping · lunging
Greedy for wealth
- avariciousExcessively desirous of wealth
- covetousEagerly wanting others' possessions
- rapaciousExcessively grasping or greedy
- insatiableImpossible to satisfy
voracious · mercenary · money-grubbing · acquisitive · hoarding · selfish · materialistic · predatory
Wanting in essentials
- dependentRequiring outside support
- desperateDriven by urgent need
- insecureLacking self-assurance
- smotheringDepriving of air
overbearing · demanding · obsessive · attached · velcro · leech · barnacle · suffocating
grasping
Greedy for wealth
seizing · reaching · pawing · clinging · sticky · handsy · touchy · swiping · lunging · fingers
grasping
Greedy for wealth
- avariciousExcessively desirous of wealth
- covetousEagerly wanting others' possessions
- rapaciousExcessively grasping or greedy
insatiable · voracious · mercenary · money-grubbing · acquisitive · hoarding · selfish · materialistic · predatory · exploitative
needy
Wanting in essentials
smothering · overbearing · demanding · obsessive · attached · velcro · leech · barnacle · suffocating · possessive
flashy
Showy, often tastelessly so
- eye-catchingImmediately noticeable, visually
- boldCourageous and daring
- loudHigh in volume
showy · sensational · clickbait · arresting · striking · splashy · gaudy · garish · lurid · provocative
- selfishnessselfishness, greed, egoism, narcissism, self-centeredness
- selfish traitsselfish, greedy, self-centered, self-absorbed, egotistical
- stinginessstinginess, miserliness, miserly, penny-pinching, stingy
grabbygenerous
Willing to give freely
giving · charitable · bountiful · unselfish · magnanimous
grabbyunobtrusive
Not readily noticed
inconspicuous · subtle · understated · unnoticeable · restrained
grabbyhands-off
Not directly involved
restrained · respectful · reserved · standoffish · distant
- up for grabsOpen for claiming
- grab a biteEat something casually
- grab bagAssorted collection, unexamined
- grab holdSecure with your hand
- grabbed a bite
- power grabAttempt to seize control
grab, grabbed, grabbing, grabs, grabber, grabbable, grabbier, grabbiness