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as in jealousy
a painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too
his covetousness for his neighbors' things spoils any enjoyment he might have of his own possessions
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as in greed
an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions
an insatiable covetousness made her work long hours so that she could afford expensive things
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for covetousness
Noun
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Love, hate, longing, jealousy, deception, passion, confusion, humor, loyalty and pain make for great drama.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025 -
The depictions of jealousy, vanity, and desire to main power provide a great opportunity to have real conversations with kids about these topics.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
20 Mar. 2025
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Her concern over both the animals and the big picture, not to mention her frustration and anger over what legacies of long-grift greed have wrought, offers the tiniest beacon of feeling in a film preoccupied with teeing up some frankly unimpressive carnage.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2025
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Critics of this alignment of the wealthy argue that Trump’s policies thus align less with economic populism to help the average man and more with corporate greed to help these elites.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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What’s been really interesting to me about the Blake situation is how much of the hatred against her is coming from women.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2025
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Thanks to his efforts to take a chain saw to the federal government through DOGE, Elon Musk has attracted a level of ire from left-wing activists that now rivals their level of hatred for President Trump.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Doesn’t that seem like an obvious way to breed resentment and, ahem, rebellion?—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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One child may excel in sports or academics while another struggles, leading to feelings of resentment.—
Friends of Karen,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Belinda Lindsey’s spa treatments, featured on the third season of the HBO series The White Lotus, kicked up plenty of envy among viewers—dampened by the hail of gunfire foreshadowed during the opening episode.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Related Articles Improving Investor Behavior: An investment in efficiency Instead of envy, Munger and Buffett preached gratitude.—
Steve Booren,
The Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Covetousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covetousness. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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