Synonyms & related words for avarice

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of avarice — including cupidity, greed, avariciousness, covetousness, rapacity, greediness. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to avarice

Explore words related to avarice — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include edacity, avaricious, greedy, lecherousness, rapacious, edacious, egotism, lechery. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for avarice

Common synonyms for avarice include cupidity, greed, avariciousness, covetousness, rapacity, greediness, rapaciousness, acquisitiveness — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does avarice come from?

The word avarice breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root avar-, from Latin aveo (“crave, desire”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.