envying
Wanting what's theirs
Envying is wanting what someone else has—their success, possessions, or advantages.
The word carries more weight than simply admiring; it suggests a painful awareness of lacking something another enjoys: She couldn't help envying her sister's easy confidence.
Envying may be passive longing or shade into resentment.
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- green-eyedMarked by envy
- invidiousUnfairly discriminating or offensive
- possessivenessExcessive attachment to ownership
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
suspicion · distrust · rivalry · competitiveness · comparison · measuring · inferiority · inadequacy
Persistent bitter displeasure
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- spitePetty malicious intent
- maliceIntent to cause harm
ill-will · animosity · hostility · displeasure · discontent · rancor · acrimony · grievance
Intense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- achingExperiencing dull pain
sighing · wishing · dreaming · hoping · languishing · missing · nostalgia · melancholy
Desiring what's another's
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- wantingAbsent or insufficient
- desiringStrongly wanting something
- lustingDesiring intensely
yearning · greed · avarice · acquisitiveness · materialism · grasping · hankering · itching
Feeling respect and approval
- appreciatingRecognizing value or quality
- respectingAbout; on the topic
- esteemingRegarding with respect
- idolizingExcessive admiration of someone
emulating · aspiring · looking up · hero-worship · inspiration · awe · reverence · regarding
jealousy
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- green-eyedMarked by envy
- invidiousUnfairly discriminating or offensive
- possessivenessExcessive attachment to ownership
insecurity · suspicion · distrust · rivalry · competitiveness · comparison · measuring · inferiority · inadequacy · self-doubt
resentment
Persistent bitter displeasure
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- spitePetty malicious intent
malice · ill-will · animosity · hostility · displeasure · discontent · rancor · acrimony · grievance · sourness
longing
Intense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
aching · sighing · wishing · dreaming · hoping · languishing · missing · nostalgia · melancholy · admiring
coveting
Desiring what's another's
lusting · yearning · greed · avarice · acquisitiveness · materialism · grasping · hankering · itching · thirsting
admiring
Feeling respect and approval
- appreciatingRecognizing value or quality
- respectingAbout; on the topic
- esteemingRegarding with respect
idolizing · emulating · aspiring · looking up · hero-worship · inspiration · awe · reverence · regarding · valuing
envyingcelebrating
Observing with festivity
congratulating · applauding · cheering on · admiring · supporting
envyingcounting one's blessings
Acknowledging reasons for gratitude
envy, envious, enviable, envies, envied, unenviable, enviously, enviably, enviousness