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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'covetous'

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1. (adj) covetous, envious, jealous
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
Synonyms: grabby, grasping, greedy, avaricious, covetous, green-eyed, envious, jealous, prehensile, overjealous
Antonyms: undesirous, undesiring, unacquisitive

2. (adj) avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
Synonyms: devouring(a), avid, grabby, grasping, esurient, greedy, avaricious, covetous, envious, jealous, prehensile
Antonyms: undesiring, unacquisitive, undesirous

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'covetous'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. covetous
Avaricious and covetous refer especially to acquisition, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, and penurious to expenditure. The avaricious man has an eager craving for money, and ordinaril
Synonyms: avaricious, close, greedy, niggardly, penurious, sordid, covetous, miserly, parsimonious, rapacious, stingy
Antonyms: bountiful, free, generous, liberal, munificent, prodigal, wasteful

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