Avaricious
Avaricious adjective - Having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions.
Usage example: an avaricious scheme to con the elderly couple out of thousands of dollars
Devouring and avaricious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Devouring" instead an adjective "Avaricious".
Nearby Word: avarice
Devouring
Devouring adjective - (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous.
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Synonyms for Devouring
Avaricious and devouring are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Avaricious" instead an adjective "Devouring".
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Related pairs
- greedy and avaricious
- greedy and devouring
- covetous and avaricious
- covetous and devouring
- acquisitive and avaricious
- acquisitive and devouring
- desirous and avaricious
- desirous and devouring
- selfish and avaricious
- selfish and devouring
- miserly and avaricious
- miserly and devouring
- avid and avaricious
- avid and devouring
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