What is another word for greed?
Synonyms for greed
gridgreed
This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word greed.
Wiktionary
greednoun
Synonyms:
rapacity, avarice, covetousness, greediness
English Synonyms and Antonyms
greed
Synonyms:
drunkenness, excess, gluttony, intemperance, intoxication, reveling, revelry, self-indulgence, sensuality, wantonnessAntonyms:
abstemiousness, abstinence, continence, fasting, frugality, moderation, self-control, self-denial, self-restraint, sobriety, temperance
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, avarice, avaritia, edacity, covetousness, voraciousness, rapacity, rapaciousness
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
greednoun
Synonyms:
eagerness, longing, GREEDINESS
Nicknames
List of known nicknames for "Greed":
Suggested Resources
greed
Song lyrics by greed -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by greed on the Lyrics.com website.
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1520","5"],["1581","2"],["1582","8"],["1584","2"],["1590","28"],["1634","3"],["1644","2"],["1648","1"],["1656","1"],["1664","1"],["1668","1"],["1671","1"],["1675","1"],["1678","1"],["1679","1"],["1681","9"],["1682","1"],["1683","6"],["1686","1"],["1687","2"],["1688","1"],["1690","1"],["1691","1"],["1696","1"],["1697","1"],["1698","1"],["1699","2"],["1700","1"],["1701","1"],["1702","1"],["1703","4"],["1705","2"],["1706","6"],["1708","2"],["1709","12"],["1710","7"],["1711","10"],["1712","4"],["1714","4"],["1715","11"],["1716","1"],["1717","2"],["1718","1"],["1719","6"],["1720","10"],["1721","7"],["1722","1"],["1723","11"],["1724","6"],["1725","15"],["1726","10"],["1727","6"],["1728","7"],["1729","5"],["1730","8"],["1731","3"],["1732","3"],["1733","3"],["1734","6"],["1735","6"],["1737","2"],["1738","3"],["1739","6"],["1740","1"],["1741","7"],["1742","8"],["1743","6"],["1744","6"],["1745","3"],["1746","6"],["1747","6"],["1748","4"],["1749","6"],["1750","14"],["1751","3"],["1752","2"],["1753","1"],["1754","4"],["1755","4"],["1756","1"],["1757","10"],["1758","5"],["1759","6"],["1760","2"],["1761","4"],["1762","4"],["1763","16"],["1764","4"],["1765","2"],["1767","2"],["1768","2"],["1769","1"],["1770","4"],["1771","5"],["1772","4"],["1773","1"],["1774","1"],["1775","5"],["1776","5"],["1777","9"],["1778","2"],["1779","3"],["1780","5"],["1781","2"],["1782","3"],["1783","1"],["1784","5"],["1785","1"],["1786","4"],["1787","4"],["1788","9"],["1789","7"],["1790","5"],["1791","4"],["1792","8"],["1793","3"],["1794","14"],["1795","6"],["1796","1"],["1797","14"],["1798","5"],["1799","5"],["1800","29"],["1801","17"],["1802","18"],["1803","11"],["1804","17"],["1805","9"],["1806","8"],["1807","11"],["1808","33"],["1809","13"],["1810","23"],["1811","22"],["1812","26"],["1813","18"],["1814","9"],["1815","17"],["1816","21"],["1817","21"],["1818","19"],["1819","31"],["1820","23"],["1821","35"],["1822","48"],["1823","34"],["1824","33"],["1825","29"],["1826","18"],["1827","23"],["1828","23"],["1829","24"],["1830","16"],["1831","37"],["1832","40"],["1833","37"],["1834","65"],["1835","21"],["1836","39"],["1837","50"],["1838","21"],["1839","38"],["1840","42"],["1841","49"],["1842","67"],["1843","61"],["1844","77"],["1845","51"],["1846","68"],["1847","66"],["1848","87"],["1849","111"],["1850","128"],["1851","147"],["1852","136"],["1853","194"],["1854","214"],["1855","190"],["1856","281"],["1857","231"],["1858","326"],["1859","353"],["1860","447"],["1861","390"],["1862","347"],["1863","416"],["1864","578"],["1865","617"],["1866","717"],["1867","792"],["1868","695"],["1869","780"],["1870","701"],["1871","1016"],["1872","869"],["1873","988"],["1874","1269"],["1875","1236"],["1876","1442"],["1877","1712"],["1878","1887"],["1879","1684"],["1880","2161"],["1881","2029"],["1882","2555"],["1883","2665"],["1884","2345"],["1885","2402"],["1886","2803"],["1887","2945"],["1888","2701"],["1889","2505"],["1890","2822"],["1891","2893"],["1892","3485"],["1893","3565"],["1894","3481"],["1895","3995"],["1896","4267"],["1897","4419"],["1898","4614"],["1899","6055"],["1900","6294"],["1901","5125"],["1902","5797"],["1903","4576"],["1904","6317"],["1905","5857"],["1906","6446"],["1907","6047"],["1908","6677"],["1909","5997"],["1910","6425"],["1911","5956"],["1912","6520"],["1913","6488"],["1914","6438"],["1915","5755"],["1916","5812"],["1917","5780"],["1918","5241"],["1919","6041"],["1920","6940"],["1921","6001"],["1922","6566"],["1923","5403"],["1924","4907"],["1925","4442"],["1926","4375"],["1927","4827"],["1928","4431"],["1929","4395"],["1930","5503"],["1931","5219"],["1932","4684"],["1933","4019"],["1934","5069"],["1935","5924"],["1936","5825"],["1937","5587"],["1938","5456"],["1939","5863"],["1940","5398"],["1941","4869"],["1942","5090"],["1943","4062"],["1944","4269"],["1945","4272"],["1946","5483"],["1947","6377"],["1948","5495"],["1949","6491"],["1950","5935"],["1951","5648"],["1952","6640"],["1953","5571"],["1954","5742"],["1955","6176"],["1956","6799"],["1957","7471"],["1958","7172"],["1959","7202"],["1960","8092"],["1961","9682"],["1962","10352"],["1963","10961"],["1964","11830"],["1965","12077"],["1966","12537"],["1967","13436"],["1968","15520"],["1969","15219"],["1970","15913"],["1971","14980"],["1972","15176"],["1973","15843"],["1974","15944"],["1975","16155"],["1976","16625"],["1977","16178"],["1978","16775"],["1979","15436"],["1980","16446"],["1981","16943"],["1982","17469"],["1983","18438"],["1984","19058"],["1985","20505"],["1986","21596"],["1987","23256"],["1988","24081"],["1989","26426"],["1990","28930"],["1991","32666"],["1992","32479"],["1993","32499"],["1994","34465"],["1995","33886"],["1996","39190"],["1997","38139"],["1998","40331"],["1999","42879"],["2000","51787"],["2001","50764"],["2002","57186"],["2003","64383"],["2004","70739"],["2005","70234"],["2006","73092"],["2007","76650"],["2008","92261"]]
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#4133 | excess | |
#17531 | greed | |
#33642 | intoxication | |
#42284 | sensuality | |
#54055 | drunkenness | |
#70304 | gluttony | |
#71986 | avarice | |
#84913 | revelry | |
#99980 | covetousness | |
#112127 | intemperance | |
#119326 | reveling | |
#136464 | avidity | |
#147975 | rapacity | |
#180433 | wantonness | |
#194788 | greediness | |
#205757 | cupidity | |
#305139 | voracity |
How to use greed in a sentence?
It is partly to avoid consciousness of greed that we prefer to associate with those who are at least as greedy as we ourselves. Those who consume much less are a reproach.
Today, I want to welcome you to a campaign which says, loudly and clearly, that the underlying principles of our government will not be greed, hatred and lies.
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.
This apparent settlement is a slap in the face to everyone who has had to bury a loved one due to this family's destruction and greed. It allows the Sackler family to walk away billionaires and admit no wrongdoing.
The greed of the billionaire class has got to end and we are going to end it for them.
Translations for greed
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- جشع, طمعArabic
- avarícia, cobdíciaCatalan, Valencian
- chamtivostCzech
- Raffsucht, Raffgier, Gier, Habgier, HabsuchtGerman
- απληστίαGreek
- codicia, glotonería, avaricia, gulaSpanish
- حرصPersian
- ahneusFinnish
- gírniFaroese
- aviditéFrench
- sanntachd, sanntScottish Gaelic
- लालचHindi
- kapzsiság, mohóságHungarian
- keserakahanIndonesian
- græðgiIcelandic
- ingordigia, aviditàItalian
- 貪欲, 欲, 貪Japanese
- 탐욕Korean
- çavirçîtîKurdish
- avaritiaLatin
- gulzigheid, hebzuchtDutch
- grådighetNorwegian
- chciwośćPolish
- cobiça, ganância, avarezaPortuguese
- avariție, aviditate, lăcomieRomanian
- жадность, алчностьRussian
- škrtost, požuda, halapljivost, srebroljublje, grabežljivost, gramžljivost, pohlepaSerbo-Croatian
- pohlepSlovene
- lakmiAlbanian
- girighetSwedish
- tamaaSwahili
- பேராசைTamil
- దురాశTelugu
- لالچ, طمعUrdu
- 贪心Chinese
Get even more translations for greed »
Translation
Find a translation for the greed synonym in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"greed." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2025. Web. 8 Feb. 2025. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/greed>.
Discuss these greed synonyms with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In