What are some opposite words for Greed?
Antonyms for Greed
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greednoun
Synonyms:
rapacity, avarice, covetousness, greediness
English Synonyms and Antonyms
greed
Antonyms:
abstemiousness, abstinence, continence, fasting, frugality, moderation, self-control, self-denial, self-restraint, sobriety, temperanceSynonyms:
drunkenness, excess, gluttony, intemperance, intoxication, reveling, revelry, self-indulgence, sensuality, wantonness
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Princeton's WordNet
greednoun
excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
Synonyms:
rapacity, avarice, covetousness, avaritiaavarice, greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritianoun
reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Synonyms:
cupidity, voracity, esurience, avariciousness, greed, avarice, avaritia, edacity, covetousness, voraciousness, rapacity, rapaciousness
How to use Greed in a sentence?
Anything is possible, today was the day a group of dedicated, everyday New Yorkers their neighbors defeated Amazon's corporate greed, its worker exploitation, and the power of the richest man in the world.
This week marks a victory for patients with LEMS and American taxpayers, and a blow to the greed of Big Pharma, suffering patients used to receive life-saving medication for free from Jacobus Pharmaceuticals -- until a competitor, Catalyst, bought the rights to the drug, received market exclusivity, and started charging $ 375,000 a year to those in desperate need.
It is greed that makes us human as it could be for good or bad.”
We pray for peace, not war. Love, not hate. Benevolence, not greed.Unity, not division, and, we commit ourselves to not betraying our prayers with actions that contradict them.
I ’m not surprised that brands did n’t want to talk, brands don’t want to be on record saying, ‘ Take as much as you want, ’ but they also don’t want to come across as closely tracking it. A step above shampoo greed are the little things that disappear from room service trays, like bud vases and butter holders. Those cost hotels more than pens and shampoos.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#17149 | moderation | |
#17531 | greed | |
#20872 | fasting | |
#24124 | abstinence | |
#38214 | temperance | |
#41208 | sobriety | |
#54982 | continence | |
#95106 | frugality |
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