Exact Match:
- acquiring
- the act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"
Synonyms:
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Related Words:
- acquisition
collapse - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"
- something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum" related words >
- acceptance,
- accession,
- accomplishment,
- accomplishments,
- achievement,
- acquirement,
- acquiring,
- acquisition of knowledge,
- acquisitions,
- admission,
- admittance,
- assets,
- assumption,
- attainment,
- attainments,
- belongings,
- claiming,
- derivation,
- edification,
- education,
- enlightenment,
- finish,
- gain,
- getting,
- illumination,
- increment,
- instruction,
- learning,
- liberal education,
- means,
- object,
- obtaining,
- possession,
- possessions,
- procurement,
- property,
- purchase,
- receipt,
- receival,
- receiving,
- reception,
- sophistication,
- store of knowledge,
- taking,
- taking away,
- taking possession,
- theft
- a hog for,
- acquiring,
- acquisitive,
- all-devouring,
- all-engulfing,
- avaricious,
- avid,
- bloodsucking,
- bottomless,
- coveting,
- covetous,
- desirous,
- devouring,
- esurient,
- extortionate,
- gluttonous,
- gobbling,
- grasping,
- greedy,
- hoggish,
- insatiable,
- insatiate,
- itchy,
- limitless,
- lupine,
- mercenary,
- miserly,
- money-hungry,
- money-mad,
- omnivorous,
- overgreedy,
- parasitic,
- piggish,
- predacious,
- predatory,
- prehensile,
- quenchless,
- rapacious,
- raptorial,
- ravening,
- ravenous,
- sharkish,
- slakeless,
- sordid,
- swinish,
- unappeasable,
- unappeased,
- unquenchable,
- unsated,
- unsatisfied,
- unslakeable,
- unslaked,
- venal,
- voracious,
- vulturine,
- vulturous,
- wolfish
- acquisitive
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- eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied" related words >
- a hog for,
- acquiring,
- all-devouring,
- ambitious for self,
- autistic,
- avaricious,
- avid,
- bottomless,
- careerist,
- coveting,
- covetous,
- demanding,
- desirous,
- devouring,
- egotistical,
- esurient,
- exacting,
- exigent,
- gluttonous,
- gobbling,
- grabby,
- grasping,
- greedy,
- hoggish,
- individualistic,
- insatiable,
- insatiate,
- itchy,
- limitless,
- mercenary,
- miserly,
- money-hungry,
- money-mad,
- narcissistic,
- omnivorous,
- overgreedy,
- personalistic,
- piggish,
- possessive,
- prehensile,
- privatistic,
- quenchless,
- rapacious,
- ravening,
- ravenous,
- remote,
- self-absorbed,
- self-admiring,
- self-advancing,
- self-besot,
- self-centered,
- self-considerative,
- self-contained,
- self-devoted,
- self-esteeming,
- self-indulgent,
- self-interested,
- self-jealous,
- self-occupied,
- self-pleasing,
- self-seeking,
- self-serving,
- self-sufficient,
- selfish,
- slakeless,
- sordid,
- swinish,
- unappeasable,
- unappeased,
- unquenchable,
- unsated,
- unsatisfied,
- unslakeable,
- unslaked,
- venal,
- voracious
- greedy
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- wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume; "don't be greedy with the cookies" related words >
- Apician,
- a hog for,
- acquiring,
- acquisitive,
- all-devouring,
- ambitious for self,
- autistic,
- avaricious,
- avid,
- bolting,
- bottomless,
- careerist,
- close,
- cormorant,
- coveting,
- covetous,
- cramming,
- crapulent,
- crapulous,
- craving,
- desirous,
- devouring,
- edacious,
- egotistical,
- esurient,
- glutting,
- gluttonizing,
- gluttonous,
- gobbling,
- gorging,
- grabby,
- grasping,
- gulping,
- guttling,
- guzzling,
- hoggish,
- hyperphagic,
- individualistic,
- insatiable,
- insatiate,
- intemperate,
- itchy,
- limitless,
- materialistic,
- mean,
- mercenary,
- mingy,
- miserly,
- money-hungry,
- money-mad,
- narcissistic,
- near,
- niggardly,
- omnivorous,
- overgreedy,
- parsimonious,
- penny-pinching,
- penurious,
- personalistic,
- piggish,
- polyphagic,
- possessive,
- prehensile,
- privatistic,
- quenchless,
- rapacious,
- ravening,
- ravenous,
- remote,
- self-absorbed,
- self-admiring,
- self-advancing,
- self-besot,
- self-centered,
- self-considerative,
- self-contained,
- self-devoted,
- self-esteeming,
- self-indulgent,
- self-interested,
- self-jealous,
- self-occupied,
- self-pleasing,
- self-seeking,
- self-serving,
- self-sufficient,
- selfish,
- slakeless,
- sordid,
- stingy,
- stuffing,
- swinish,
- tight,
- tight-fisted,
- unappeasable,
- unappeased,
- unquenchable,
- unsated,
- unsatisfied,
- unslakeable,
- unslaked,
- venal,
- voracious,
- wolfing
- purchase
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- the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake"
- a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; "he could get no purchase on the situation"
- something acquired by purchase related words >
- achieve,
- acquire,
- acquiring,
- acquisition,
- advantage,
- approach,
- ascendancy,
- attain,
- authority,
- bear hug,
- bite,
- bribe,
- buy,
- buy back,
- buy in,
- buy into,
- buy off,
- buy on credit,
- buy up,
- buying,
- charisma,
- charm,
- clamp,
- clasp,
- clench,
- clinch,
- cling,
- clinging,
- clout,
- clutch,
- complete a purchase,
- consequence,
- control,
- corner,
- corrupt,
- credit,
- death grip,
- dominance,
- domination,
- edge,
- effect,
- embrace,
- eminence,
- enchantment,
- engross,
- esteem,
- favor,
- firm hold,
- fix,
- foothold,
- footing,
- footplate,
- footrail,
- footrest,
- force,
- gain,
- get,
- get at,
- get to,
- good feeling,
- grapple,
- grasp,
- grease,
- grease the palm,
- grip,
- gripe,
- hold,
- hug,
- importance,
- incidental power,
- influence,
- influentiality,
- insinuation,
- iron grip,
- leadership,
- leverage,
- locus standi,
- magnetism,
- make a buy,
- mastery,
- moment,
- monopolize,
- nip,
- obtain,
- obtaining,
- pay for,
- pay off,
- perch,
- personality,
- persuasion,
- position,
- potency,
- power,
- predominance,
- preponderance,
- pressure,
- prestige,
- procure,
- procurement,
- purchasing,
- reach,
- realize,
- rebuy,
- regrate,
- reign,
- repurchase,
- repute,
- rule,
- say,
- secure,
- securing,
- seizure,
- stance,
- stand,
- standing,
- standing place,
- suasion,
- suborn,
- subtle influence,
- suggestion,
- support,
- supremacy,
- sway,
- tackle,
- take,
- take care of,
- tamper with,
- tickle the palm,
- tight grip,
- toehold,
- traction,
- upper hand,
- weight,
- whip hand,
- win
- grasping
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- the act of gripping something firmly with the hands
- understanding with difficulty; "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings" related words >
- a hog for,
- acquiring,
- acquisitive,
- acquisitiveness,
- all-devouring,
- all-engulfing,
- ambitious for self,
- autistic,
- avarice,
- avaricious,
- avariciousness,
- avid,
- avidity,
- avidness,
- bloodsucking,
- bottomless,
- careerist,
- clamant,
- clamorous,
- clinging,
- coveting,
- covetous,
- covetousness,
- crying,
- cupidity,
- demanding,
- desirous,
- devouring,
- draining,
- egotistical,
- esurient,
- exacting,
- exigent,
- exorbitant,
- extortionate,
- frenzy of desire,
- fury of desire,
- gluttonous,
- gluttony,
- gobbling,
- grabby,
- graspingness,
- greed,
- greediness,
- greedy,
- gripping,
- hoggish,
- hoggishness,
- holding,
- importunate,
- incontinence,
- individualistic,
- inordinate desire,
- insatiability,
- insatiable,
- insatiable desire,
- insatiate,
- insistent,
- instant,
- intemperateness,
- itching palm,
- itchy,
- keeping,
- limitless,
- loud,
- lupine,
- lust,
- mean,
- mercenary,
- miserly,
- money-hungry,
- money-mad,
- narcissistic,
- niggardly,
- omnivorous,
- overgreediness,
- overgreedy,
- parasitic,
- parsimonious,
- penny-pinching,
- penurious,
- persistent,
- personalistic,
- pertinacious,
- piggish,
- piggishness,
- possessive,
- predacious,
- predatory,
- prehensile,
- pressing,
- privatistic,
- quenchless,
- rapacious,
- rapaciousness,
- rapacity,
- raptorial,
- ravening,
- ravenous,
- ravenousness,
- remote,
- retentive,
- self-absorbed,
- self-admiring,
- self-advancing,
- self-besot,
- self-centered,
- self-considerative,
- self-contained,
- self-devoted,
- self-esteeming,
- self-indulgent,
- self-interested,
- self-jealous,
- self-occupied,
- self-pleasing,
- self-seeking,
- self-serving,
- self-sufficient,
- selfish,
- sharkish,
- slakeless,
- sordid,
- sordidness,
- stingy,
- swinish,
- swinishness,
- taxing,
- tenacious,
- tight,
- tight-fisted,
- unappeasable,
- unappeased,
- unquenchable,
- unsated,
- unsatisfied,
- unslakeable,
- unslaked,
- urgent,
- venal,
- voracious,
- voraciousness,
- voracity,
- vulturine,
- vulturous,
- wolfish,
- wolfishness
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