ACQUISITIVE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ACQUISITIVE?

Need another word that means the same as “acquisitive”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “acquisitive” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Acquisitive” are: greedy, covetous, avaricious, possessive, grasping, predatory, avid, rapacious, mercenary, materialistic

Acquisitive as an Adjective

Definitions of "Acquisitive" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “acquisitive” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas.
• Excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.

Synonyms of "Acquisitive" as an adjective (10 Words)

avaricious	Having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain. A corrupt and avaricious government.
avid	Having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something. She was avid for information about the murder inquiry.
covetous	Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another’s advantages. Jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions.
grasping	Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth. Grasping commercialism.
greedy	Having an excessive desire or appetite for food. People driven from their land by greedy developers.
materialistic	Marked by materialism. We re living in a highly materialistic society.
mercenary	Profit oriented- John Buchan. Mercenary killers.
possessive	Showing an unwillingness to share one’s possessions. Has he become jealous or possessive.
predatory	Living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain. She always felt at the mercy of predatory men.
rapacious	Excessively greedy and grasping. The rapacious wolf.

Usage Examples of "Acquisitive" as an adjective

• An acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied.
• An acquisitive mind.
• We live in a competitive and acquisitive society.

Associations of "Acquisitive" (30 Words)

carnivorous	(of an animal) feeding on other animals. Carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects.
covetous	Having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else. Jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions.
covetousness	Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins.
discreditable	Tending to bring harm to a reputation. Allegations of discreditable conduct.
envious	Feeling or showing envy. I m envious of their happiness.
genitive	The genitive case. The genitive endings.
gluttonous	Excessively greedy. A gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure.
grasping	Avaricious; greedy. A grasping old miser.
greed	Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins. Mercenaries who had allowed greed to overtake their principles.
greedy	(often followed by `for’) ardently or excessively desirous. Don t be greedy with the cookies.
hunger	Feel or suffer hunger. When he had fasted forty days and forty nights he afterwards hungered.
infamous	Known widely and usually unfavorably. The infamous Benedict Arnold.
jealousy	Zealous vigilance-Paul Blanshard. Cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy.
lecherous	Having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire. She ignored his lecherous gaze.
locative	The locative case.
miser	A stingy hoarder of money and possessions often living miserably. A typical miser he hid his money in the house in various places.
miserly	(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity. His miserly great uncle proved to be worth nearly 1 million.
moneylender	Someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest.
obsession	An unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone. He was in the grip of an obsession he was powerless to resist.
possessive	The possessive case. A possessive parent.
predatory	Characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding. A predatory bird.
rapacious	Excessively greedy and grasping. Rapacious landlords.
raptorial	Relating to or characteristic of birds of prey. Raptorial birds.
ravening	Excessively greedy and grasping. Ravening wolves.
selfish	Concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others. I joined them for selfish reasons.
sordid	Morally degraded- Seattle Weekly. A sordid political campaign.
swine	A contemptible or unpleasant person. A contagious viral disease of animals that primarily affects swine.
unscrupulous	Having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair. Unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell their country in order to gain power.
vocative	The vocative case. Vocative verb endings.
voracious	Devouring or craving food in great quantities. She s a voracious reader.