Sinônimos de acquisitive
(adjectivo)
eager to gain material possessions
We live in an acquisitive society.Sinônimos
greedy
, He attacked greedy bosses for awarding themselves big pay rises.
grabbing
, grasping
, She is a grasping and manipulative young woman.
hungry
, I was hungry to be an actor.
selfish
, the selfish interests of a few people
avid
, , He was avid for wealth.
rapacious
, He had a rapacious appetite for bird's nest soup.
avaricious
, , I sacrificed my career so that my avaricious brother could succeed.
covetous
His sports car was attracting covetous stares.
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Sinônimos adicionais
in the sense of avaricious
I sacrificed my career so that my avaricious brother could succeed.
Sinônimos
mean,
close-fisted,
tight-arsed (taboo, slang),
tight-assed (US, taboo, slang),
snoep (South Africa, informal),
tight as a duck's arse (taboo, slang)
in the sense of avid
eager
He was avid for wealth.
Sinônimos
athirst
in the sense of covetous
jealously longing to possess something
His sports car was attracting covetous stares.
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Palavras próximas de acquisitive
Fonte
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