Synonyms of covets

covets

verb

present tense third-person singular of covet

as in craves

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

• craves
• wants
• enjoys
• desires
• loves
• likes
• pants (after)
• dies (for)
• wishes (for)
• prefers
• longs (for)
• lusts (for or after)
• thirsts (for)
• yearns (for)
• hungers (for)
• itches (for)
• pines (for)
• sighs (for)
• relishes
• hankers (for or after)
• admires
• desiderates
• aches (for)
• salivates (for)
• joneses (for)
• repines (for)
• sets one's heart on
• yens (for)
• adores
• fancies
• spoils (for)
• cherishes
• favors
• appreciates
• grooves (on)
• delights (in)
• revels (in)
• treasures
• values
• digs
• prizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hates
• despises
• detests
• abhors
• loathes
• refuses
• rejects
• spurns
• abominates
• declines
• execrates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of covets

The town has some strategic importance, in that its capture would enable Moscow’s forces to edge closer to the last main population centers of the Donbas region that Putin so covets – Kramatorsk and Sloviansk. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

If Ball was going to leave the only NBA team he’s ever known and a city in which he was beloved, going to a team that covets him as much as the Wolves is a good way to do it. — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Libertyville junior Madden Cotts spent the vast majority of his first full varsity season playing second base spotlessly and developing into the type of leadoff hitter that any team covets. — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026

Super Bowl winners have his rings, too — the Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles and the Seattle Seahawks, whose players opened their ornate jewelry boxes at a private team party Thursday night to find the prize every NFL player covets. — Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

Monaco is the crown jewel of the Formula 1 calendar, a race every driver covets. — Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 7 June 2026

Pickett also has the pocket mobility that the coaching staff covets. — Mike Kaye june 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026

Everyone covets a spacious bedroom, but that doesn’t mean a small bedroom has to feel crammed. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 25 May 2026

Who covets the Panama Canal, seeks to turn this international waterway — meant to remain permanently neutral — into its own territory, and disregards the sovereignty of regional countries? — ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026