greedy
Never having enough
Greedy describes an excessive desire for more than one needs or deserves—typically food, money, or possessions.
A greedy child wants all the candy; a greedy corporation maximizes profits at others' expense.
The word carries moral judgment: greed is one of the seven deadly sins.
In computing, a greedy algorithm takes the largest available option at each step without considering long-term consequences.
Extremely eager to consume
- ravenousExtremely hungry, insatiable
- gorgingEating greedily, excessively
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
- overeatingConsuming beyond bodily needs
binging · devouring · wolfing · gobbling · guzzling · piggish · insatiable · feasting
Excessively reluctant to spend
- stingyUnwilling to spend freely
- graspingGreedy for wealth
- money-grubbingObsessively seeking wealth
- tightfistedUnwilling to spend freely
penny-pinching · parsimonious · selfish · mercenary · acquisitive · exploitative · extortionate · profiteering
Prioritizing physical wealth
- acquisitiveDesiring material gain
- shopaholicCompulsive retail addict
- spendingOutlaying of funds
- splurgingSpending freely, excessively
buying · wanting · craving · desiring · indulgent · extravagant · consumer · spendthrift
Accumulating supplies in quantity
- amassingCollecting in quantity
- accumulatingGathering in increasing quantity
- squirrelingHiding away gradually
- stashingConcealing for safekeeping
collecting · packrat · clutching · possessive · clinging · territorial · holding · keeping
Obsessed with gaining control
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
- cutthroatViciously competitive or murderous
- drivenIntensely determined to achieve
- schemingCrafty and calculating
opportunistic · conniving · calculating · climbing · aspiring · aggressive · unscrupulous · self-serving
voracious
Extremely eager to consume
- ravenousExtremely hungry, insatiable
- gorgingEating greedily, excessively
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
overeating · binging · devouring · wolfing · gobbling · guzzling · piggish · insatiable · feasting · indulgent
miserly
Excessively reluctant to spend
- stingyUnwilling to spend freely
- graspingGreedy for wealth
- money-grubbingObsessively seeking wealth
tightfisted · penny-pinching · parsimonious · selfish · mercenary · acquisitive · exploitative · extortionate · profiteering · usurious
materialistic
Prioritizing physical wealth
- acquisitiveDesiring material gain
- shopaholicCompulsive retail addict
- spendingOutlaying of funds
splurging · buying · wanting · craving · desiring · indulgent · extravagant · consumer · spendthrift · keeping up with the Joneses
stockpiling
Accumulating supplies in quantity
- amassingCollecting in quantity
- accumulatingGathering in increasing quantity
- squirrelingHiding away gradually
stashing · collecting · packrat · clutching · possessive · clinging · territorial · holding · keeping · retaining
power-hungry
Obsessed with gaining control
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
- cutthroatViciously competitive or murderous
- drivenIntensely determined to achieve
scheming · opportunistic · conniving · calculating · climbing · aspiring · aggressive · unscrupulous · self-serving · status-seeking
- gluttonyglutton, gluttonous, gorge, gorger, gorging
- selfish traitsselfish, self-centered, self-absorbed, egotistical, narcissistic
- money mindsetsfrugal, thrifty, generous, stingy, cheap
- traitshonesty, ambitious, brave, calm, kindness
- algoritmosrecursion, quicksort, mergesort, bubblesort, backtracking
- regexregex, pattern, match, quantifier, anchor
greedygenerous
Willing to give freely
charitable · munificent · openhanded · magnanimous · philanthropic
greedysatisfied
Having enough, wanting nothing
content · sated · indifferent · uneager · satiated
greedymoderate
Lessen intensity or preside
temperate · restrained · abstemious · ascetic · frugal
- corporate greedExcessive pursuit of profit
- greed is goodMotto praising ruthless ambition
- wall street greed
- greedy gutsOne who overeats
- greedy matching
- greedy dogVoracious pet canine
greed, greediness, greedily, greediest, greedier, over-greedy