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Begrudge

To grudge; to envy the possession of.

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Manner of action 1

Covet 76% connected

To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sense.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 4

Desire 76% connected

To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Experience 76% connected

Trial, as a test or experiment.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Feel 76% connected

To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Want 76% connected

The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of p…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Derivationally related 2

Envy 74% connected

Malice; ill will; spite.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Envy 74% connected

Malice; ill will; spite.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Envy 92% connected

Malice; ill will; spite.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Resent 92% connected

To be sensible of; to feel

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Antonym 2

Wish 94% connected

To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Wish 94% connected

To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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