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Envy

Malice; ill will; spite.

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Broader term 7

Admire 76% connected

To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bitterness 76% connected

The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness; resentfulness; severity; keenness of…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Desire 76% connected

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

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Gall 76% connected

The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the gall bladder, beneath the liver. It consists of the secretion of the liver, or bile, mixed with that…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rancor 76% connected

The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity or malice; inveterate hatred.

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Resentment 76% connected

The act of resenting.

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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

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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.

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Narrower term 2

Covetousness 76% connected

Strong desire.

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Jealousy 76% connected

The quality of being jealous; earnest concern or solicitude; painful apprehension of rivalship in cases nearly affecting one's happiness; painful sus…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Begrudge 74% connected

To grudge; to envy the possession of.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Begrudge 74% connected

To grudge; to envy the possession of.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Envious 74% connected

Malignant; mischievous; spiteful.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Envious 74% connected

Malignant; mischievous; spiteful.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Begrudge 92% connected

To grudge; to envy the possession of.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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