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envy

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of envy

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

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)

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