Grasping
Grasping adjective - Having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions.
Usage example: a grasping person who would rather buy a car he didn't need than give a dime to charity
Self-centered and grasping are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-centered" instead an adjective "Grasping".
Self-centered
Self-centered adjective - Overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests.
Grasping and self-centered are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grasping" instead an adjective phrase "Self-centered".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- greedy and grasping
- greedy and self-centered
- covetous and grasping
- covetous and self-centered
- mean and grasping
- mean and self-centered
- selfish and grasping
- selfish and self-centered
- mercenary and grasping
- mercenary and self-centered
- egotistic and grasping
- egotistic and self-centered
- miserly and grasping
- miserly and self-centered
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