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    AVARICIOUS Synonyms

    There are 10 synonyms of the word avaricious. (exact relations)
    There is 0 hypernym of the word avaricious. (close relations)
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    Definition of AVARICIOUSAntonyms of AVARICIOUS
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    avariceavariciousness

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    covetous
    		adjectiveadj
    adjective satellite

    • showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

    • immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

    grasping
    		verb, adjectivev, adj
    noun

    • understanding with difficulty

    • the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

    adjective satellite

    • immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

    greedy
    		adjectiveadj
    adjective satellite

    • immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

    • (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous

    • wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume

    acquisitive
    		adjectiveadj
    adjective

    • eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas

    materialistic
    		adjectiveadj
    adjective satellite

    • marked by materialism

    • conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class

    mercenary
    		nounn
    noun

    • a person hired to fight for another country than their own

    adjective satellite

    • marked by materialism

    • serving for wages in a foreign army

    • profit oriented

    rapacious
    		adjectiveadj
    adjective satellite

    • living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey

    • excessively greedy and grasping

    • devouring or craving food in great quantities

    voracious
    		adjectiveadj
    adjective satellite

    • excessively greedy and grasping

    • devouring or craving food in great quantities

    grabby
    		adjectiveadj
    adjective satellite

    • immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

    prehensile
    		adjectiveadj
    adjective

    • adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object

    adjective satellite

    • having a keen intellect

    • immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

    Alternatives for COVETOUS

    Words (11)
    enviousgraspinggreedyjealousacquisitivematerialisticmercenarypossessiverapaciousgrabbyprehensile
    All synonyms for covetous
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