Synonyms of avidity

avidity

noun

ə-ˈvi-də-tē 

1

as in greed

an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions

an advanced case of avidity that led to shoplifting at the tender age of 13

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in enthusiasm

urgent desire or interest

in her avidity to express her opinions, she frequently and unthinkingly interrupts people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enthusiasm
• thirst
• appetite
• excitement
• hunger
• eagerness
• impatience
• desirousness
• ardor
• lust
• avidness
• passion
• keenness
• ambition
• zeal
• alacrity
• readiness
• quickness
• zest
• gusto
• willingness
• warmth
• fervency
• appetence
• appetency
• amenability

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifference
• apathy
• nonchalance
• insouciance
• unconcern
• casualness
• detachment
• aloofness
• languor
• impassivity
• lukewarmness
• languidness
• halfheartedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of avidity

Trump’s enthusiasm for Russian President Vladimir Putin—and avidity for Russian money—dates back 20 years. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025

Voltaire’s avidity was, instead, part of the performance of his role as Top French Thinker—a position that might be unofficial but is as sharply defined as the papacy and has been handed on from one intellectual to the next over the centuries. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024

Her avidity added some dimension to Gold’s vision of a world in which justice is meted out to those who speak most eloquently and power redounds to those who are already powerful. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024

The sheer avidity and gusto of Genevieve Simon’s all-out performance as Rosalind sets the tone for this winningly buoyant production of Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023