ENVY Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word envy. (close relations)
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bitterness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will • a rough and bitter manner • the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth • the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste | ||||||||
covetousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • an envious eagerness to possess something • extreme greed for material wealth • reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) | ||||||||
jealousy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival) • zealous vigilance | ||||||||
resentment | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will | ||||||||
spite | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • feeling a need to see others suffer • malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty verb • hurt the feelings of | ||||||||
green-eyed monster | ||||||||
noun • a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival) | ||||||||
begrudge | verbv | |||||||
verb • be envious of; set one's heart on • wish ill or allow unwillingly | ||||||||
enviousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another | ||||||||
invidia | nounn | |||||||
noun • spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins) |