Synonyms & related words for lucre

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of lucre — including pelf, profit, earnings, loot, riches, money. 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 lucre

Explore words related to lucre — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include boodle, mammonism, warison, shekels, outearn, moneymaking, nonprofitable, favorableness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for lucre

Common synonyms for lucre include pelf, profit, earnings, loot, riches, money, wealthiness, wealth — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does lucre come from?

The word lucre breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root lucr-, from Latin lucrum (“gain, profit”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.