Definitions

envious

[en-vee-uhs] / ˈɛn vi əs /

ADJECTIVE

jealous, resentful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

distrustful greedy suspicious watchful

WEAK

appetent aspiring begrudging coveting covetous craving desiring desirous fain grasping green with envy green-eyed grudging hankering invidious jaundiced longing for malicious spiteful umbrageous wishful yearning

Antonyms

WEAK

comfortable content kind pleased unenvious

Example Sentences

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And in May 2025 Trump sounded more than a little envious of his Arab hosts as he praised the marble of Qatar's royal palace as "perfecto" and marvelled at Saudi Arabia's architecture.

From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026

Joe Root says he is taking the England Test captaincy on a "game-by-game basis" but admits he has been "slightly envious" of Ben Stokes for getting to work alongside Brendon McCullum.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

While I was laid up, I spent time reading on social media about former colleagues who were publicizing new books, speaking at conferences and otherwise staying in the limelight—and I felt envious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Former players, like me, were curious and envious.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

He was not quite so tall as Jaime, but he was heavier, with thick shoulders and arms that would have made a blacksmith envious.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Vocabulary lists containing envious

"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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