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envy

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of envy

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

  • their envy of their neighborʼs fancy home threatened to wreck their friendship
Synonyms of envy

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

animosity, enmity, hatred, ill will

malice, maliciousness, spitefulness
Near Antonyms of envy

benevolence, goodwill, kindness, sympathy

envy

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of envy

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 of envy

begrudge, resent
Words Related to envy

ache (for), covet, crave, desire, die (for), hanker (for or after), hunger (for), itch (for), jones (for) [slang], long (for), lust (for or after), pant (after), thirst (for), want, wish (for), yearn (for), yen (for)

salivate

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