" rapaciousness "

1: an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions;

  * e.g., " ... the land developer's rapaciousness knew no bounds, and if what she wanted wasn't for sale, she would force the owner into selling it "

•  Synonyms : 

•  acquisitiveness,

•  avarice,

•  avariciousness,

•  avidity,

•  avidness,

•  covetousness,

•  cupidity,

•  graspingness,

•  greed,

•  greediness,

•  mercenariness,

•  rapacity

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: having a huge appetite;

  * e.g., " ... nothing livens things up like a whole team of rapacious basketball players descending upon the pizza parlor "

•  Synonyms : 

•  edacious,

•  esurient,

•  gluttonous,

•  greedy,

•  hoggish,

•  piggish,

•  ravenous,

•  swinish,

•  voracious

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: living by killing and eating other animals;

  * e.g., " ... rapacious mammals, such as coyotes, foxes, and bobcats "

•  Synonyms : 

•  predaceous,

•  predatory,

•  raptorial

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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

  * e.g., " ... rapacious plunderers who despoiled the tombs in the ancient pyramids "

•  Synonyms : 

•  acquisitive,

•  avaricious,

•  avid,

•  coveting,

•  covetous,

•  grabby,

•  grasping,

•  greedy,

•  mercenary,

•  moneygrubbing

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)