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covetousness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of covetousness

1 a painful awareness of anotherʼs possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too

  • his covetousness for his neighborsʼ things spoils any enjoyment he might have of his own possessions
Synonyms of covetousness

enviousness, envy, green-eyed monster, invidiousness, jealousy, resentment
Words Related to covetousness

animosity, enmity, hatred, ill will

malice, maliciousness, spitefulness
Near Antonyms of covetousness

benevolence, goodwill, kindness, sympathy

2 an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions

  • an insatiable covetousness made her work long hours so that she could afford expensive things
Synonyms of covetousness

acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, avidness, cupidity, graspingness, greed, greediness, mercenariness, rapaciousness, rapacity
Words Related to covetousness

commercialism, materialism, possessiveness

gluttonousness, gluttony, piggishness

appetite, craving, desire, drive, hankering, hunger, itch, longing, lust, passion, pining, ravenousness, thirst, voracity, yearning, yen

egoism, egotism, self-centeredness, self-interest, selfishness, self-regard
Near Antonyms of covetousness

contentment, fulfillment (or fulfilment), gratification, satisfaction

bounteousness, bountifulness, bounty, charity, generosity, generousness, largesse (also largess), liberality, magnanimity, openhandedness, openheartedness, unselfishness

altruism, selflessness

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