Synonyms & related words for avaricious

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of avaricious — including greedy, covetous, rapacious, grabby, gluttonous, esurient. 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 avaricious

Explore words related to avaricious — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include avariciousness, edacious, rapaciousness, rapacity, greediness, rapaciously, avariciously, avarice. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for avaricious

Common synonyms for avaricious include greedy, covetous, rapacious, grabby, gluttonous, esurient, acquisitive, voracious — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does avaricious come from?

The word avaricious 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.