Ascetic and Greedy

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Ascetic adjective - Practicing great self-denial.

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Greedy is an antonym for ascetic.

Nearby Word: asceticism

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

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Ascetic is an antonym for greedy.

Nearby Words: greed, greediness, greedily

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Greedy and Ascetic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ascetic/greedy

Ascetic & Greedy. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ascetic/greedy>.

Greedy or Ascetic. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ascetic/greedy.

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