Definitions

green with envy

ADJECTIVE

envious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

distrustful greedy suspicious watchful

WEAK

appetent aspiring begrudging coveting covetous craving desiring desirous fain grasping 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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But also something to make their peers green with envy.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

Panda, a black poodle-mix breed, won the "princess in pink" award for her bright outfit and the prize of "green with envy" went to Ela, an American Eskimo dog, for her floral dress.

From Reuters • Dec. 12, 2022

But I was green with envy, I’m not going to lie to you.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2022

Each time I see a photo of a vegetable garden with some creative, nifty design, with walkways between the neat and tidy raised beds, I turn green with envy and admiration.

From Salon • May 22, 2022

How about plums or Ping-Pong balls for a change? green with envy.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

green with envy

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