acquisitive
1 synonym and 1 antonym for acquisitive, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Eager to gain and collect things; greedy for possessions.
Synonyms
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. adj
Eager to gain and collect things; greedy for possessions.
“He is an acquisitive person.”
Opposites
unacquisitive
Etymology
Traces either to an alteration of Latin acquisītus (“acquired, gained”), or possibly to acquisite + -ive.
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