Acquisitive
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
Devouring and acquisitive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Devouring" instead an adjective "Acquisitive".
Nearby Words: acquisition, acquisitiveness
Devouring
Devouring adjective - (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous.
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Synonyms for Devouring
Acquisitive and devouring are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acquisitive" instead an adjective "Devouring".
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Related pairs
- greedy and acquisitive
- greedy and devouring
- covetous and acquisitive
- covetous and devouring
- desirous and acquisitive
- desirous and devouring
- selfish and acquisitive
- selfish and devouring
- miserly and acquisitive
- miserly and devouring
- avid and acquisitive
- avid and devouring
- hungry and acquisitive
- hungry and devouring
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