" graspingness "

1: an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions;

  * e.g., " ... that period of the 19th century when the graspingness of the robber barons knew no bounds is often called the Gilded Age "

•  Synonyms : 

•  acquisitiveness,

•  avarice,

•  avariciousness,

•  avidity,

•  avidness,

•  covetousness,

•  cupidity,

•  greed,

•  greediness,

•  mercenariness,

•  rapaciousness,

•  rapacity

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions;

  * e.g., " ... a grasping person who would rather buy a car he didn't need than give a dime to charity "

•  Synonyms : 

•  acquisitive,

•  avaricious,

•  avid,

•  coveting,

•  covetous,

•  grabby,

•  greedy,

•  mercenary,

•  moneygrubbing,

•  rapacious

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)