Synonyms of covetousness

Noun


1. covetousness, envy, enviousness

usage: an envious eagerness to possess something

2. avarice, avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity, greed

usage: extreme greed for material wealth

3. avarice, greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia, mortal sin, deadly sin

usage: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

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