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 The novel used all these tensions to propel a study of greed, avarice, and racial divisions between the haves and have nots, leading to McCoy getting his comeuppance. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Apr. 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 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 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 See All Example Sentences for avarice

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greed

Noun

Released at the tail end of Reaganomics, Carpenter’s most politically forward thriller now feels like a decoder ring for ’80s-era greed, detachment, complacency and ruthlessness.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Does this show reveal more to me how the most vulnerable amongst us are suffering as a result of disinterest, apathy, greed?

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026