Skip to content
GREMockTests
GRE vocabulary

covetous

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore C words

having a strong, often envious desire for what belongs to another

Test your vocabulary in a real test Full-length · no signup · instant score
In a sentence

Covetous in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing covetous in a sentence.

She cast a covetous glance at her neighbor's new convertible.

Synonyms
enviousgraspingacquisitive
Antonyms
contentgenerous
Common questions

Questions about “covetous

Covetous (adjective) means having a strong, often envious desire for what belongs to another
Here is covetous used in an example sentence: "She cast a covetous glance at her neighbor's new convertible."
Common synonyms for covetous include envious, grasping, acquisitive.
Antonyms of covetous include content, generous.
Covetous is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

See these words the way the GRE tests them.

Definitions in isolation do not stick. Sit a free, full-length GRE mock and meet this vocabulary inside real text completion and sentence equivalence questions, with your score and a worked solution for every answer.