envy

envy

verb

Definition of ENVY

to have a resentful awareness of and desire for (another's possessions or advantages) or to feel resentment toward (someone) over possessions or advantages <her coworkers envied her chummy relationship with the senior vice president> <the other mothers envied her because she didn't have to work>

Synonyms begrudge, resent

Related Words ache (for), covet, crave, desire, die (for), hanker (for or after), hunger (for), itch (for), jones (for) [slang], long (for), lust (for or after), pant (after), thirst (for), want, wish (for), yearn (for), yen (for); salivate