Synonyms for envy
ˈɛn vien·vy

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. envy

   Synonyms:
   grudging, jealousy, suspicion

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. envy, enviousnessnoun

   a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another

   Synonyms:
   invidia, enviousness

2. envy, invidiaverb

   spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)

   Synonyms:
   invidia, enviousness

3. envyverb

   feel envious towards; admire enviously

   Synonyms:
   begrudge

4. envy, begrudgeverb

   be envious of; set one's heart on

   Synonyms:
   resent, begrudge

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1. • Admire
   • Resentment

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1. envyverb

   Synonyms:
   hate (for excellence or success), view with jealousy, feel ill-will towards

2. envyverb

   Synonyms:
   grudge, begrudge

3. envynoun

   Synonyms:
   hate (on account of excellence or success), hatred, jealousy, spite, enviousness, ill-will

4. envynoun

   Synonyms:
   grudging

5. envynoun

   Synonyms:
   object of envy, person to be envied

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1. List of paraphrases for "envy":

   jealousy, begrudge, wanna, want, craving, jealous

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1. List of known nicknames for "Envy":

   Kathryn, Izabela Barbara Kucharski, Nicola Varley

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1. Seneca:

   No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble the less favor, the less envy. Even in those cases which put us out of wits, it is not the loss itself, but the estimate of the loss that troubles us.

2. Marcus Aurelius:

   Now think of the things which goad man into destroying man: they are hope, envy, hatred, fear and contempt.

3. Whenever Bustelo:

   Facebook is a big factory of envy, it's kind of related to fashion magazines, in the overwhelming visual display of lives, homes, clothes, and possessions.

4. Jose Duenas:

   Within seconds of last year’s Pasta Pass sale beginning, our most enthusiastic fans clicked ‘purchase,’ becoming part of an exclusive club and the envy of pasta lovers everywhere, we know there are more fans than there were Pasta Passes.

5. Agustin Rivero:

   We have a health system that is the envy of the world, but there is a limit on what we can spend.