avaricious
adjectiveHow many syllables in avaricious?
There are 5 syllables in the word avaricious.How to pronounce avaricious:
Definition of avaricious:
- avaricious (adjective):
- eager to gain material possessions
- adjective. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth.
- greedy of gain excessively acquisitive especially in seeking to hoard riches
Synonyms for avaricious:
acquisitive
avid
close-fisted
coveting
covetous
desirous
eager
grabby
grasping
greedy
mean
mercenary
miserable
miserly
moneygrubbing
niggardly
parsimonious
penny-pinching
penurious
prehensile
rapacious
snoep
stingy
tight as a duck's arse
tight-arsed
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Antonyms for avaricious:
absurd
abundant
altruistic
away
beneficent
benevolent
big
big-hearted
bounteous
bountiful
careless
charitable
compassionate
considerate
costly
do-good
effusive
elaborate
eleemosynary
excessive
exorbitant
expensive
extortionate
extravagant
extreme
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