AVARICIOUS Synonyms
0 hypernym for avaricious. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for AVARICIOUS
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| covetous | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages • immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth | ||||||
| grasping | verb, adjective v, 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 | adjective adj | |||||
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 | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas | ||||||
| materialistic | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by materialism • conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class | ||||||
| mercenary | noun n | |||||
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 | adjective adj | |||||
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 | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • excessively greedy and grasping • devouring or craving food in great quantities | ||||||
| grabby | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth | ||||||
| prehensile | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object adjective satellite • having a keen intellect • immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth | ||||||