acquisitive

Definitions

Excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.

Characterized by a strong desire to learn or possess knowledge.

Examples

The company has been in an acquisitive mood, purchasing three smaller startups in the last six months.

In our highly acquisitive society, people often define their success by the number of luxury goods they own.

Synonyms

greedy avaricious covetous grasping materialistic rapacious possessive

Antonyms

generous altruistic unselfish charitable liberal selfless magnanimous