6
tight(adjective, close, mean, near, eager)
5
cheap(adjective, close, mean, near, narrow)
5
coveting(noun, verb, adjective, hatred, bitterness)
5
envy(noun, bitterness, greed, meanness, jealousy)
5
illiberal(adjective, mean, nasty, narrow, greedy)
5
loath(adjective, difficult, awkward, unenthusiastic, forced)
5
mingy(adjective, stingy, miserly)
5
scrimy
4
avaricious(adjective, close, keen, eager, desirous)
4
chary(adjective, close, mean, near, cheap)
4
close(adjective, eager, impatient, greedy, selfish)
4
close-fisted(adjective, close, keen, eager, desirous)
4
desirous(adjective, close, eager, suspicious, impatient)
4
shabby(stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimony)
4
tight-fisted(adjective, close, eager, impatient, greedy)
4
uncharitable(adjective, close, mean, nasty, cold)
4
unwilling(adjective, affected, mood, unenthusiastic, strained)
4
yearning(verb, adjective, keen, eager, desirous)
3
green-eyed(adjective, keen, anxious, eager, desirous)
3
green with envy(expression, adjective, idiom, suspicious, resentful)
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