as in jealousy
a painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too
their envy of their neighbor's fancy home threatened to wreck their friendship
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as in to resent
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
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Recent Examples of envy
Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2025
The public-private partnerships that catalyzed and sustain New York’s rooftop and community solar programs are the envy of the nation.
—Noah Ginsburg, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
As beginnings go, the filmmaker offers up a hilarious theme-setting blind date that even a premier satirist like George Saunders would envy.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Follow the steps below to make a flower bed that will be the envy of the neighborhood.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2025
The public-private partnerships that catalyzed and sustain New York’s rooftop and community solar programs are the envy of the nation.
—Noah Ginsburg, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
As America’s top-selling yogurt brand with $3 billion (annual revenue) and yogurt sales up 20% last year, Chobani is in a position most food companies would envy.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
As beginnings go, the filmmaker offers up a hilarious theme-setting blind date that even a premier satirist like George Saunders would envy.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for envy
Noun
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While most people understand intellectually that their partners have dating histories, having that history literally living down the hall creates an ongoing reminder that can trigger jealousy.—
Anna Pulley,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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This case is about love, jealousy, infidelity and money.—
Jenna Sundel
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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The other boxers, especially rival LBF, begin to resent Camille for not carrying his weight with the team, driving a wedge between the young champ and best bud Matteo.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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The problem is, my sibling seems to resent me for it.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
14 May 2025
Noun
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The project educates students about the dangers of hatred and bigotry and the importance of standing against all forms of prejudice.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Republicans such as our current president spew contempt like volcanoes of hatred, prejudice and madness.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Possibly further fueling Jones’s resentment, he had been named in two inspector general Investigations in 2022.—
Emmet C. Davitt,
Baltimore Sun,
19 May 2025
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This is largely because of the general resentment surrounding Paul, not because of his heelish actions inside the ring, but because of his controversial actions outside of it.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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“Envy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envy. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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