Acquisitive and Predacious

Acquisitive

Acquisitive adjective - Eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas.
Usage example: an acquisitive mind

Predacious and acquisitive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Predacious" instead an adjective "Acquisitive".

Nearby Words: acquisition, acquisitiveness

Predacious

Predacious adjective - Living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain.
Usage example: "a predacious kind of animal--the early geological gangster"- W.E.Swinton
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Synonyms for Predacious

Acquisitive and predacious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acquisitive" instead an adjective "Predacious".

Nearby Words: predatory, predator
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