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greed

/ɡɹiːd/noun1 syllable

Greed means: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins).

Synonyms for greed8

noun, as in reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

avarice, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia

also used for greed

greediness, gluttony, covetise, cupidity

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What does greed mean?2

noun

1

reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

2

excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with greed?32

three syllables

guaranteeddisagreed
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 32 rhymes for greed, grouped by syllable

Greed in a sentence

  • Although he had many toys, his greed made him want more.CM
  • The seven deadly sins are: pride, envy, greed, anger, lust, gluttony and sloth.mervert1
  • As long as greed exists, there will be war.mailohilohi
  • Greed is a powerful motivator for some people.Hybrid
  • Yanni's greed ended up coming back to bite him.Amastan
  • He let his greed get the better of him.CK
  • Greed seems to have blinded his good judgement.unknown
  • The earth can satisfy our needs but not our greed.Dorenda

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Forms of greed

as a noun

plural
greeds