envious
[adjective]
Synonyms: covetous, green with envy, grudging, jealous, resentful

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Contrasted words: benign, benignant, generous, kind, tolerant, unconcerned, uninterested
Related Idioms: green with envy
Related Words: coveting, covetous, grasping, greedy, begrudging, grudging, appetent, desirous, longing, yearning, resentful, umbrageous

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English Thesaurus: jealous, envious, green with envy, covetou

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

en‧vi‧ous /ˈenviəs/ adjective
wanting something that someone else has ⇒ jealous
envious of
Colleagues were envious of her success.
envious looks
—enviously adverb

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

envious
adj.
VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound She tried not to appear envious.
become | make sb Don't tell me any more?you're making me envious!
ADV. extremely, very | almost | a little, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat
PREP. of He had always felt envious of his brother.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

jealous feeling unhappy because someone has something that you want and cannot have:
Maybe he's jealous because I got the job and he didn't.
Sharon had always been jealous of her sister's long blonde hair.
envious especially written wishing that you had something nice or special that someone else has:
When I saw the garden, I was really envious.
She knew she was beautiful and enjoyed the envious looks of other women.
green with envy very envious:
You'll be green with envy when you see their new house.
covetous formal having a very strong desire to have something that someone else has:
The King was a covetous and grasping man.

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