covetous
7 synonyms and 3 antonyms for covetous, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Wanting something that belongs to someone else, in a greedy way.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
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Etymology
It comes from Middle English coveitous, which came from Anglo-Norman *cuveitus, from Medieval Latin as if *cupiditosus, from Latin cupiditas (‘desire’); see covet.
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