enviable

adjective

Definition of enviablenext
as in attractive
causing envy The company is in the enviable position of having no real competitors. She has an enviable reputation for honesty.

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Recent Examples of enviable And last December, after an already enviable year, Winter became the newest member of this exclusive club. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026 This is an enviable hand to play, not one that Trump should fold. — Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026 Lots of the brand’s enviable glassware is 20% off for Prime Day, meaning now is the time to scoop up an artistic coupe set or a modern salad bowl while the getting is good. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026 The project is an ambitious swing that wouldn’t exist without Pugh—specifically, without her enviable ability to do two things at once. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enviable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enviable
  1. attractive
  2. desirable
  3. admirable
  4. good
  5. pleasant
Adjective
  • With shares well above their October lows, Cramer cautioned that further gains will depend on sustained execution rather than an attractive valuation alone.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Incorporating open shelves in the kitchen helped maximize storage while enabling the designer to showcase more of the home’s attractive chink log siding.
    — Sallie Lewis, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of attractive
Adjective
  • Rather, the study merely serves as a warning that should this happen in the future, the outcome would not be desirable.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Other interviewees remembered a time when families seeking husbands for their daughters preferred sons of party cadres; today, a man with access to foreign currency or a profitable business can be much more desirable.
    — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of desirable
Adjective
  • But in their more than 50 million years on Earth, these maligned creatures have developed some admirable qualities, too.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
  • While impressive on some level, and even admirable to some, this aggressive buying of severe weakness is not something that has typically coincided with important market lows.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of admirable
Adjective
  • But a band doesn’t earn its New York Times profile on good taste and great anecdotes alone.
    — Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Like Dykes, Johnson had a lot of praise for Fifita and is eager to face one of the nation’s best passers.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of good
Adjective
  • Afternoons should be mild and mostly sunny, with lower humidity making outdoor plans more pleasant.
    — Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 2 Nov. 2026
  • As Los Angeles became more crowded and less pleasant a place to live, the high-handedness of Southern California developers and officialdom occasionally got those hands slapped.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of pleasant

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“Enviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enviable. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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