AVARICE Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

avarice

noun

ˈa-və-rəs

Definition of avarice next

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 Advertisement For years, Khan condemned graft and personal avarice. —

Rafia Zakaria, Time, 6 Nov. 2025 Mammon, the lord of avarice and demon god of greed and money. —

Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025 Parts of its past are marred by injustice, avarice and bigotry. —

Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for avarice

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greed

Noun

Corporate greed is out of control.

— Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
The synth-heavy soundtrack is back, nodding to the greed-is-good eighties while evoking both an ultra-contemporary cool and an inhuman chill.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026