Envious

/ˈɛnviːəs/

Synonyms for "envious" (72 found)

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Closest matches (15)

Adjective(2 words)

beefing begrudging bellyaching bitching complaining complaintful coveting covetous crabbing crabby cranky croaking desirous

Strong matches (21)

desirous ofdisappointed discontented disgruntled displeased dissatisfied distrustful envying faultfinding fawning grasping greedy greengreen with envygreen with jealousygreen-eyed griping grouchy grousing growling

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grudging

Related words (36)

grumbling horn-mad invidious jaundice-eyed jaundiced jealous longing malcontent malcontented malicious murmuring mutteringout of humorpeevish petulant querulant querulous rebellious resentful restive

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restless sulky suspicious unaccepting unaccommodating uneasy unfulfilled ungoverned ungratified unhappy unsatisfied whiny yearning yellow yellow-eyed

Adjective(1 words)

resentful

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

4 entries

affectaffective traitemotional statesocial attitude

More specific

4 entries

competitive covetousgreen eyedresentful

Collocations

5 entries

envious gazeenvious glanceenvious lookenvious remarkenvious stare

Inflections

2 entries

more enviousmost envious

Derivations

4 entries

enviously enviousness envy envying

similar

2 entries

desirous wishful

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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John is envious of your new car.

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I was envious of the students who had studied abroad.

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I am envious of his success.

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You can never be happy if you feel envious of other people.

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