Synonyms of envies

envies

verb

present tense third-person singular of envy

as in resents

to have a resentful awareness of and desire for (another's possessions or advantages) or to feel resentment toward (someone) over possessions or advantages

her coworkers envied her chummy relationship with the senior vice president

they envied him because he didn't have to work for a living

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resents
• begrudges
• wants
• covets
• desires
• craves
• wishes (for)
• pants (after)
• dies (for)
• longs (for)
• lusts (for or after)
• yearns (for)
• hungers (for)
• thirsts (for)
• hankers (for or after)
• itches (for)
• aches (for)
• joneses (for)
• salivates
• yens (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of envies

While a painter envies the novelist’s ability to inhabit consciousness, or a filmmaker envies the freedom from production costs, artists must be warned that writing carries its own myths and seductive fallacies. —Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025