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envy

[en-vee] / ˈɛn vi /
NOUN
jealousy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
begrudging bitterness hatred ill will jealousy malice prejudice resentment rivalry
STRONG
backbiting coveting covetousness enviousness grudging lusting malevolence maliciousness malignity opposition spite
WEAK
evil eye green-eyed monster grudgingness invidiousness jaundiced eye resentfulness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
friendliness liking love loving
WEAK
comfort confidence contentedness good will kindness pleasure
VERB
be jealous of another
Synonyms
STRONGEST
begrudge covet crave resent yearn
STRONG
desire grudge hanker hunger long lust thirst want
WEAK
be envious die over eat one's heart out have hard feelings object to turn green
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abjure dislike hate not want
STRONG
despise
WEAK
be confident be content

Example Sentences

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Of Gen Xers without a pension, 56% told pollsters that they have pension envy, compared with 44% of boomers.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I’ve been privy to someone’s absurd envy over a rival’s bigger jet and heard people running huge enterprises speak of wanting to start another one at 70.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Uruguay is the envy of its fossil-fueled friends.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

Outside, winter shows its envy and its poise.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Ged watched him with wonder and some envy, and exactly so he watched Ged: to each it seemed very queer that the other, so different, yet was his own age, nineteen years.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

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