Need another word that means the same as “covet”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “covet” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Covet” are: desire, be consumed with desire for, crave, have one's heart set on
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “covet” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| be consumed with desire for | Be priced at. |
| crave | Feel a powerful desire for (something. If only she had shown her daughter the love she craved. |
| desire | Express a desire for. John spake unto him and desired him in like manner and contestation as before. |
| have one's heart set on | Have as a feature. |
| aspiration | A cherished desire. There is no aspiration if the syllable begins with s. |
| aspire | Direct one’s hopes or ambitions towards achieving something. Other people will aspire to be like you. |
| beg | Acquire food or money from someone by begging. I beg to second the motion. |
| covetous | Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth. Casting covetous eyes on his neighbor s fields. |
| crave | Ask for. I must crave your indulgence. |
| craving | An intense desire for some particular thing. A craving for chocolate. |
| desideratum | Something that is needed or wanted. Integrity was a desideratum. |
| desire | Something that is desired. John spake unto him and desired him in like manner and contestation as before. |
| envious | Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another’s advantages. I m envious of their happiness. |
| famine | Hunger. Drought resulted in famine throughout the region. |
| grasping | The act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles. Grasping commercialism. |
| greedy | Wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume. Greedy for money and power. |
| hanker | Desire strongly or persistently. He hankered after a lost golden age. |
| hankering | A yearning for something or to do something. He had a hankering to return to Scotland. |
| hope | Be optimistic be full of hope have hopes. I had high hopes of making the Olympic team. |
| hunger | Feel or suffer hunger. He hungered for a sense of self worth. |
| insatiable | Of a person having an insatiable appetite or desire for something especially sex. You re insatiable she cried as she pushed him away. |
| jealous | Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another’s advantages. A jealous husband. |
| long | A long period. How long have you been working. |
| longing | A yearning desire. Her longing eyes. |
| need | Have need of. This shirt needs washing. |
| ravening | Devouring or craving food in great quantities. Ravening creditors. |
| starve | Be hungry; go without food. The political prisoners starved to death. |
| thirst | A strong desire for something. A few could drink while many thirsted. |
| unquenchable | Not able to be quenched. His enthusiasm was unquenchable. |
| want | Hunt or look for want for a particular reason. The wheel wants greasing. |
| wish | Hope for have a wish. Her wish to be a mother. |
| wishing | A specific feeling of desire. He was above all wishing and desire. |
| yearn | Desire strongly or persistently. She yearned for a glimpse of him. |
| yearning | Involving or expressing yearning. A yearning hope. |
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