AVARICE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AVARICE?

Need another word that means the same as “avarice”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “avarice” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Avarice” are: avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity, avaritia, greed, rapacity, acquisitiveness, rapaciousness, materialism

Avarice as a Noun

Definitions of "Avarice" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “avarice” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Extreme greed for material wealth.
• Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins.
• Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

Synonyms of "Avarice" as a noun (9 Words)

acquisitiveness	Excessive interest in acquiring money or material things. A culture of acquisitiveness permeated his administration.
avariciousness	Extreme greed for material wealth.
avaritia	Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins.
covetousness	An envious eagerness to possess something.
cupidity	Greed for money or possessions. New wealth however tainted by cupidity and egoism tends to be favourable for the arts.
greed	Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins. Greed has taken over football.
materialism	The theory or belief that consciousness and will are wholly due to material agency. They hated the sinful materialism of the wicked city.
rapaciousness	Extreme gluttony.
rapacity	Aggressive greed. The rapacity of landowners seeking greater profit from their property.

Usage Examples of "Avarice" as a noun

• He was rich beyond the dreams of avarice.

Associations of "Avarice" (30 Words)

acquisitive	Eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas. An acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied.
avaricious	Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth. They are avaricious and will do anything for money.
covetous	Having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else. Jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions.
covetousness	An envious eagerness to possess something.
cupidity	Greed for money or possessions. New wealth however tainted by cupidity and egoism tends to be favourable for the arts.
desirous	Having or characterized by desire. Desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem.
egocentric	An egocentric person. Egocentric loners with an overinflated sense of self worth.
egotism	The fact of being excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself. In his arrogance and egotism he underestimated Gill.
envy	A person or thing that inspires envy. A lifestyle which most of us would envy.
grasping	Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth. Grasping commercialism.
greed	Intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food. Greed has taken over football.
greedy	Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth. Greedy for money and power.
jealousy	Zealous vigilance. Cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy.
lecherous	Given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity. A lecherous gleam in his eye.
lend	(of a thing) be suitable for. I will lend you my car.
miser	A stingy hoarder of money and possessions often living miserably. A typical miser he hid his money in the house in various places.
miserly	Of or characteristic of a miser. The prize for the winner will be a miserly 3 500.
moneylender	A person whose business is lending money to others who pay interest.
possessive	A possessive word or form. Has he become jealous or possessive.
prehensile	Having a keen intellect- A.T.Quiller-Couch. Poets those gifted strangely prehensile men.
rapacious	Devouring or craving food in great quantities. The rapacious wolf.
ravening	Living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey. Ravening creditors.
rich	Marked by richness and fullness of flavor. Rich soil.
selfish	(of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for other people; concerned chiefly with one’s own personal profit or pleasure. I joined them for selfish reasons.
sordid	Morally degraded- Seattle Weekly. A sordid political campaign.
stingy	Deficient in amount or quality or extent. She practices economy without being stingy.
swine	A pig. She had a herd of swine.
unscrupulous	Having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair. Unscrupulous landlords might be tempted to harass existing tenants.
usury	The action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest. The medieval prohibition on usury.
voracious	Engaging in an activity with great eagerness or enthusiasm. A voracious appetite.