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Synonyms and antonyms of Selfish, greedy and not generous in American Thesaurus

Selfish, greedy and not generous

selfish (adjective)

thinking only about yourself and not caring about other people

greedy (adjective)

wanting more money, things, or power than you need

cynical (adjective)

someone who is cynical believes that people care only about themselves and are not sincere or honest

grabby (adjective)

informal always trying to get more of something

self-seeking (adjective)

interested only in doing what will be good for you

ungenerous (adjective)

not willing to help people or give them money

self-centered (adjective)

too interested in yourself, so that you do not think about what other people feel or need

inward-looking (adjective)

not interested in other people or things that do not affect you

self-absorbed (adjective)

too concerned about yourself and not interested in other people

cynical (adjective)

willing to let other people be harmed so that you can get an advantage

acquisitive (adjective)

formal trying to get things, especially because you want them, rather than because you need them

chintzy (adjective)

Americaninformal someone who is chintzy does not like to spend money or give things to people

entitled (adjective)

showing disapproval an entitled person thinks they are special and deserve special treatment

every man for himself ()

used for saying that everyone needs to take care of themselves and not worry about anyone else

grasping (adjective)

only interested in getting as much money as possible

mercenary (adjective)

showing disapproval interested only in the money or other personal advantages that you can get from something

niggardly (adjective)

formal not generous, or not willing to spend money

on the make ()

trying to get an advantage or earn some money

parasitic (adjective)

a parasitic person lives by getting money, food, and other things from other people

rapacious (adjective)

very formal never satisfied until you have taken everything that you can take

self-serving (adjective)

having an effect that is designed to benefit itself or the person who does it

self-serving (adjective)

used about people who do self-serving things

voracious (adjective)

formal willing to do anything in order to get money or gain an advantage