Antonyms for coveting

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kuhv-it

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌv ɪt

Definition of coveting

Origin : mid-13c., from Old French coveitier "covet, desire, lust after" (12c., Modern French convoiter, influenced by con- words), probably ultimately from Latin cupiditas "passionate desire, eagerness, ambition," from cupidus "very desirous," from cupere "long for, desire" (see cupidity). Related: Coveted; coveting.

verb desire strongly

Example sentences :

To wish to obtain something in a lawful way is not coveting.
Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump

From desiring the farm, insensibly Crane drifted into coveting the mare.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Tiennette snatched from the hands of Rose and Jeanne the stockings they were coveting.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

That scoundrel Cousinho—Andreas, you know—has been coveting the brig for years.
Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

The thought of acquisition would have seemed like coveting the gold of a temple.
Extract from : « Bonaventure » by George Washington Cable

I was not coveting a fight, but it seemed as if there would be no avoidance of it now.
Extract from : « The Lost Continent » by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne

From coveting, the Navaho took to possessing by fair means or foul.
Extract from : « The Indians of the Painted Desert Region » by George Wharton James

By getting outside of himself he can gain the joy of coveting his own possessions.
Extract from : « Six Major Prophets » by Edwin Emery Slosson

A bull-pup is the last creature I should ever dream of coveting.
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894 » by Various

He could not understand any woman not coveting the privileges of Lady Harman.
Extract from : « The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman » by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

Synonyms for coveting

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