COVETED Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

coveted

verb

Definition of coveted next

past tense of covet

as in craved

to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now

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Recent Examples of coveted Such software flaws can be painstaking for human researchers to find and are coveted by spy agencies and cybercriminals for conducting stealthy hacks. —

Sean Lyngaas, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026 Turns out Koenig’s daily is also a Rolex Explorer II, though his model is the Polar, whose avalanche-white face is coveted by collectors. —

Adam Erace, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026 The Canadian immigrant Ella Watson, who entered the American West from the north, was one of the white settlers who coveted Northern Cheyenne and other Plains tribal lands. —

Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026 And registration for the race’s coveted 60,000 spots is now open. —

AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coveted

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Las Vegas has desperately been looking for its long-term signal-caller, and Mendoza provides the consistency and professionalism that the Raiders have craved for decades at the position.

— Nick Harris April 20, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
This was the early breakthrough that Liverpool craved, an opportunity to shake PSG’s belief and to send the home supporters into a frenzy in a stadium that had been a cauldron of noise since kick-off.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026