Synonyms of avarice

avarice

noun

ˈa-və-rəs 

as in greed

an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions

the bank official's embezzlement was motivated by pure avarice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• greed
• greediness
• rapacity
• cupidity
• acquisitiveness
• covetousness
• avariciousness
• rapaciousness
• desire
• thirst
• hunger
• appetite
• avidity
• materialism
• possessiveness
• lust
• avidness
• mercenariness
• graspingness
• commercialism
• longing
• gluttony
• craving
• passion
• selfishness
• egoism
• self-interest
• egotism
• voracity
• yearning
• drive
• yen
• pining
• itch
• hankering
• ravenousness
• piggishness
• self-centeredness
• gluttonousness
• self-regard

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfaction
• gratification
• fulfillment
• contentment
• generosity
• liberality
• magnanimity
• charity
• unselfishness
• bounty
• largesse
• altruism
• selflessness
• bountifulness
• generousness
• openhandedness
• openheartedness
• bounteousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of avarice

The attacks on law firms and lawyers, even as Chicago’s own Jenner & Block bravely resists, has nonetheless led to other firms with major offices in our city simply capitulating out of avarice or cowardice. —Michael Pfleger, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025

It is said that greed and avarice are the oldest human sins. —MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025

This was not the only time Steel tried to cast Mia as motivated by avarice. —Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 2 June 2025

Luther’s reforms changed the church forever, and arguably saved it from collapsing under the weight of its own power and avarice. —S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025