Synonyms for covet
Definitions
- v. 1
To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
Related words
- Word family
- covetingly covetous
Forms
- Past participle
- coveted
e.g. coveted → wanted, hankered, desired, yearned…
Example sentences
- desire It is true that we desire to live in a small town.
- yearn I yearn for the days when we communicated effortlessly.
- hanker I began to hanker after eating an authentic pretzel.
By length
- 4 letters
- want1
- 5 letters
- yearn1
- 6 letters
- desire3, hanker2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (desire3 = 3 syllables).