Acquisitive and Controlled

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Acquisitive adjective - Having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions.

Usage example: acquisitive developers are trying to tear down the historic home and build a shopping mall

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Controlled is an antonym for acquisitive.

Controlled adjective - Restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds.

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Acquisitive is an antonym for controlled.

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