AVARICE Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

avarice

noun

ˈa-və-rəs

Definition of avarice

as in greed

an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions the bank official's embezzlement was motivated by pure avarice

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Recent Examples of avarice In the mid-19th century, a family of Dutch-Afrikaans homesteaders sets out to cross the inhospitable terrain of the Kalahari Desert along with their backer, a boorish Brit whose avarice and bigotry loom large over the journey. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2026 The theory here is that avarice and ambition can best be defeated by means of somebody else’s avarice and ambition; power’s inevitable corrupting effect is thereby mitigated or delayed. — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 And the forces that contributed to their demise — avarice, ignorance and a lack of imagination — are ascendant, illustrated by plans for a five-story Rolex shop on Las Olas and the Gekko district being built in downtown West Palm Beach. — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2026 These morality tales, focusing on figures like Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky, make an implicit claim that individual avarice somehow explains the excesses of an entire era. — Literary Hub, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for avarice

Recent Examples of Synonyms for avarice

greed

Noun

When a quarrel over an inheritance revives old hostilities, their relationship comes under pressure from greed and treachery in a conflict not of their making.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
The lawsuits, in his eyes, are simply cases of personal misfortune and landlord greed.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026