as in jealousy
a painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too
Lisa's enviousness of Debra's athletic achievements was obvious to all of their friends
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enviousness
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
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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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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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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“Enviousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enviousness. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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