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grudging
adjective as in covetous
adjective as in dissatisfied
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adjective as in envious
adjective as in forced
adjective as in grabby
adjective as in greedy
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- acquisitive
- avaricious
- avid
- carnivorous
- close
- close-fisted
- covetous
- craving
- desirous
- devouring
- edacious
- esurient
- gluttonous
- gobbling
- gormandizing
- grabby
- grasping
- gulping
- guzzling
- hoggish
- insatiable
- insatiate
- intemperate
- itchy
- miserly
- omnivorous
- parsimonious
- penny-pinching
- penurious
- piggish
- prehensile
- ravening
- ravenous
- stingy
- swinish
- tight
- tight-fisted
- voracious
adjective as in hard-fisted
adjective as in hoggish
adjective as in involuntary
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adjective as in jaundiced
adjective as in jealous
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adjective as in piggish
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- acquisitive
- avaricious
- avid
- carnivorous
- close
- close-fisted
- covetous
- craving
- desirous
- devouring
- eager
- edacious
- esurient
- gluttonous
- gobbling
- gormandizing
- grabby
- grasping
- gulping
- guzzling
- hoggish
- hungry
- impatient
- insatiable
- insatiate
- intemperate
- itchy
- miserly
- omnivorous
- parsimonious
- pennypinching
- penurious
- prehensile
- rapacious
- ravening
- ravenous
- selfish
- stingy
- swinish
- tight
- tight-fisted
- voracious
adjective as in pinching
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adjective as in rancorous
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adjective as in reluctant
adjective as in small
adjective as in sour
adjective as in stingy
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adjective as in unfriendly
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- acrimonious
- against
- alien
- aloof
- antisocial
- censorious
- cold
- competitive
- conflicting
- contrary
- disaffected
- disagreeable
- distant
- grouchy
- gruff
- ill-disposed
- inauspicious
- inimical
- malicious
- malignant
- misanthropic
- not on speaking terms
- opposed
- opposite
- quarrelsome
- sour
- spiteful
- surly
- uncharitable
- uncongenial
- unneighborly
- unpropitious
- unsociable
- vengeful
- warlike
adjective as in ungenerous
adjective as in unwilling
adjective as in vindictive
noun as in envy
noun as in meanness
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Example Sentences
Great effort and time has produced grudging improvements in quality of life, but the sickness defies a cure.
He even seemed on his way to prevailing as the uproar died down and outrage sputtered into grudging acceptance.
The result was grudging bipartisan support from members of both parties.
Instead of great leaps forward, it tends to move haltingly in grudging increments.
Thanks to the grudging support of voters like Rashed, Morsi won the presidency with 51.7 percent of the vote.
The ancient grudging selfishness that would not feed other people's children should be cast out.
I, with grudging meekness and a prayer for another five minutes devoted to the deglutition of another liqueur brandy, acquiesced.
Every possible hand that could swing a pick or jam a crowbar against grudging ice would be needed up there.
After offering enough opposition to make the favour seem great I give a grudging consent and the chores go through with a rush.
Hearing his voice and not seeing him, you thought of a pure spring that gushes suddenly out of the dark and grudging earth.
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On this page you'll find 841 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to grudging, such as: acquisitive, avaricious, avid, close-fisted, eager, and ensurient.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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