Coveting and Malicious

Coveting

Coveting adjective - Having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions.

Malicious and coveting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Malicious" instead an adjective "Coveting".

Nearby Words: covetous, coveted

Malicious

Malicious adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.

Coveting and malicious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Coveting" instead an adjective "Malicious".

Nearby Words: malice, malignant, maliciously
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Malicious and Coveting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/coveting/malicious
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Malicious or Coveting. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/coveting/malicious.
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