20
niggardly(adjective, close, eager, impatient, greedy)
18
selfish(adjective, close, keen, nasty, eager)
14
covetous(adjective, close, mean, eager, narrow)
12
begrudging(verb, adjective, upset, unhappy, affected)
12
greedy(adjective, close, eager, desirous, suspicious)
10
envious(adjective, upset, keen, unhappy, eager)
10
mean(adjective, close, cheap, narrow, bitter)
10
miserly(adjective, close, mean, eager, impatient)
10
stingy(adjective, close, mean, near, eager)
10
ungenerous(adjective, close, mean, generous, narrow)
9
jealous(adjective, upset, keen, unhappy, eager)
9
parsimonious(adjective, close, mean, eager, impatient)
7
envying(verb, envying)
7
grasping(adjective, close, mean, keen, eager)
6
penurious(adjective, close, mean, eager, narrow)
6
petty(adjective, close, mean, near, narrow)
6
rapacious(adjective, close, mean, keen, eager)
6
reluctant(adjective, awkward, unenthusiastic, forced, averse)
6
resentful(adjective, set, mean, hard, disagreeable)
6
small(adjective, nasty, stingy, miserly, tightfisted)
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