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
• fulfilment
• contentment
• generosity
• liberality
• magnanimity
• charity
• largess
• unselfishness
• bounty
• largesse
• altruism
• selflessness
• bountifulness
• generousness
• openhandedness
• openheartedness
• bounteousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of avarice

First, there is a widespread perception that health insurance companies are characterized by avarice and callousness. —Niall Stanage, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024

Gratitude is the opposite of selfishness, egotism, avarice or narcissism. —Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024

But the avarice and inefficiencies of private insurers are not the sole — or even primary — reasons why vital medical services are often unaffordable and inaccessible in the United States. —Eric Levitz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018

His former partner, Jacob Marley, is suffering in his afterlife for corresponding avarice. —Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 1 Dec. 2024