grasping

Examples

• All

• That made those Northerners look less grasping and greedy, and it thickened the Southerners' own skin.

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• Like China's grasping, China's grasping at, at a world that is distractible and they, they're, they want to suck up every bit of information they can.

• But all this grasping, clutching, wanting, never enough.

• And the best way of getting rid of that kind of unkind, grasping, frightened ego is by compassion, which doesn't mean to feel sorry for people.

• His grasping nature made him always seek more wealth than he truly needed.

• The politician's grasping attitude toward campaign donations raised many eyebrows.

• She was known for her grasping ways, often prioritizing money over relationships.

Synonyms

G

greedy

vsgrasping

256 1.4

Wanting more food, money, or things than needed

is constantly eager to acquire more, especially money

T

too-greedy

vsgrasping

5 7.3

Wanting more than is fair or safe

is eager to get more without always exceeding social acceptability

R

rapacious

vsgrasping

• Formal

4 9.3

Very greedy for money and willing to take things from others

is eager to get more without necessarily using force

M

money-hungry

vsgrasping

• Informal

4 6.0

Wanting a lot of money, even if it hurts other people

is similar but can apply beyond money to general acquiring

G

grabby

vsgrasping

• Offensive

4 8.1

Wanting a lot of money or things and not willing to share

shows steady eagerness to acquire, not abrupt impulsive taking

A

avaricious

vsgrasping

• Formal

3 9.2

Always wants more money and is never satisfied

is eager for more but less extreme or insatiable

M

money-grubbing

vsgrasping

• Offensive

3 6.5

Showing a strong desire to get a lot of money, often at others' expense

is eager to acquire more broadly, not only focused on earning money

C

covetous

vsgrasping

3 8.4

Wanting very much to have something that belongs to someone else

is a more general desire to gain, not only others' things

A

acquisitive

vsgrasping

2 7.9

To want to get and keep many things, often things you can buy

focuses especially on obtaining money rather than general acquiring

P

prehensile

vsgrasping

• Offensive

9.0

Wanting very much to get money or things

is the plain term for constant eagerness to get more

E

esurient

vsgrasping

• Archaic

9.9

Very hungry and wanting a lot of food or money

describes eagerness for acquiring, usually money rather than literal hunger

O

overgreedy

vsgrasping

7.7

Wanting far more than is fair or reasonable

is eager to acquire more but not always excessively extreme

Antonyms

G

generous

328 1.6

Willing to give more than is expected, especially money or time

U

unselfish

19 2.0

Willing to put other people's needs before your own

How Greedy

avaricious

• Formal

3 9.2

grasping

1 8.2

greedy

256 1.4

content

87 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology