/ Thesaurus / E Synonyms of earnest money Find synonyms for: Noun1. earnest money, arles, earnestusage: money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contractWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nefarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language