Synonyms of covet

covet 1 of 3

verb (1)

as in to crave

to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy

I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crave
• want
• desire
• enjoy
• love
• like
• pine (for)
• long (for)
• die (for)
• lust (for or after)
• wish (for)
• pant (after)
• repine (for)
• prefer
• hunger (for)
• sigh (for)
• salivate (for)
• itch (for)
• thirst (for)
• hanker (for or after)
• desiderate
• ache (for)
• yen (for)
• jones (for)
• yearn (for)
• admire
• relish
• set one's heart on
• adore
• spoil (for)
• fancy
• groove (on)
• delight (in)
• treasure
• cherish
• appreciate
• favor
• dig
• revel (in)
• value
• prize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hate
• despise
• detest
• loathe
• abhor
• refuse
• reject
• spurn
• abominate
• execrate
• decline

coveting

2 of 3

adjective

as in greedy

having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions

cast a coveting glance at her friend's diamond necklace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• greedy
• desirous
• covetous
• eager
• mercenary
• acquisitive
• avaricious
• grasping
• avid
• rapacious
• materialistic
• moneygrubbing
• grabby
• devouring
• insatiable
• discontented
• miserly
• ravenous
• egotistical
• discontent
• gluttonous
• unquenchable
• hoggish
• piggish
• egoistical
• piggy
• commercialistic
• unsatisfied
• egocentric
• grudging
• lickerish
• begrudging
• itchy
• voracious
• gobbling
• resentful
• swinish
• malcontent
• egoistic
• egotistic
• self-centered
• self-seeking
• philistine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• generous
• handsome
• liberal
• bountiful
• unselfish
• magnanimous
• charitable
• altruistic
• selfless
• bounteous
• controlled
• munificent
• restrained
• unsparing
• nonmaterialistic
• moderate
• temperate
• content
• satisfied
• openhanded
• greathearted
• sated
• freehanded
• openhearted

coveting

3 of 3

verb (2)

present participle of covet

as in craving

to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy

I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• craving
• wanting
• enjoying
• desiring
• loving
• dying (for)
• wishing (for)
• panting (after)
• liking
• lusting (for or after)
• longing (for)
• sighing (for)
• itching (for)
• thirsting (for)
• hankering (for or after)
• pining (for)
• salivating (for)
• yearning (for)
• hungering (for)
• repining (for)
• admiring
• aching (for)
• preferring
• desiderating
• relishing
• jonesing (for)
• setting one's heart on
• fancying
• spoiling (for)
• yenning (for)
• revelling (in)
• digging
• valuing
• favoring
• adoring
• grooving (on)
• reveling (in)
• delighting (in)
• treasuring
• appreciating
• cherishing
• prizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hating
• despising
• abhorring
• detesting
• loathing
• refusing
• rejecting
• execrating
• declining
• spurning
• abominating