Synonyms for greed
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Noun
1. Avarice
avarice, greediness, covetousness, rapacity, gluttony, cupidity, avidity, voracity, miserliness, rapaciousness, voraciousness
Other
gluttonousness, edaciousness dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.
His greed was his undoing.
Related words
- Phrases
- greed monster
Forms
- Plural
- greeds → avarices, greedinesses, covetousnesses, rapacities…
Example sentences
- avarice Young men are apt to fall a victim to their own avarice.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| greed | rising | |
| avarice | steady | |
| covetousness | rising | |
| greediness | rising | |
| rapacity | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- avarice3, avidity
- 8 letters
- gluttony3, cupidity4, voracity4, rapacity
- 10 letters
- greediness
- 11 letters
- miserliness
- 12 letters
- covetousness, edaciousness
- 13 letters
- rapaciousness, voraciousness
- 14 letters
- gluttonousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (avarice3 = 3 syllables).