Synonyms of envy

envy 1 of 2

noun

ˈen-vē 

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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jealousy
• hatred
• resentment
• covetousness
• enviousness
• invidiousness
• animosity
• enmity
• malice
• green-eyed monster
• ill will
• spitefulness
• maliciousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sympathy
• kindness
• goodwill
• benevolence

envy

2 of 2

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resent
• begrudge
• want
• desire
• covet
• crave
• wish (for)
• long (for)
• die (for)
• hunger (for)
• lust (for or after)
• itch (for)
• ache (for)
• yen (for)
• thirst (for)
• yearn (for)
• jones (for)
• salivate
• hanker (for or after)
• pant (after)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of envy

Noun

Sitting at the bar, other customers looked at my dinner with envy. —Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025

The United States possesses an intelligence community that is the envy of the world. —David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2025

Verb

Prolific writers are simultaneously envied and dismissed, admired and snarked about. —Ed Simon july 21, Literary Hub, 21 July 2025

After despising and envying his seemingly perfect new partner from afar, their coffee date is a chance for Jessica to reconcile with the fact that Wendy was never the bad guy after all. —Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 July 2025

Phrases Containing envy

• green with envy