Rapaciousness
Rapaciousness noun - An intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions.
Usage example: the land developer's rapaciousness knew no bounds, and if what she wanted wasn't for sale, she would force the owner into selling it
Yearning and rapaciousness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Yearning" instead a noun "Rapaciousness".
Yearning
Yearning noun - A strong wish for something.
Usage example: had a sudden yearning for something sweet
Rapaciousness and yearning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rapaciousness" instead a noun "Yearning".
Nearby Words: yearned, yearningly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- love and rapaciousness
- love and yearning
- desire and rapaciousness
- desire and yearning
- eagerness and rapaciousness
- eagerness and yearning
- passion and rapaciousness
- passion and yearning
- craving and rapaciousness
- craving and yearning
- longing and rapaciousness
- longing and yearning
- appetite and rapaciousness
- appetite and yearning
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Yearning and Rapaciousness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rapaciousness/yearning
Rapaciousness & Yearning. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/rapaciousness/yearning>.
Yearning or Rapaciousness. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/rapaciousness/yearning.
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