Coveting and Niggard

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

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

Nearby Words: covetous, coveted

Niggard adjective - Giving or sharing as little as possible.

Usage example: in Shakespeare's sonnet, the narrator begs his love to give him more praise “than niggard truth would willingly impart”

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Coveting and niggard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Coveting" instead an adjective "Niggard".

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Niggard and Coveting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/coveting/niggard

Coveting & Niggard. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/coveting/niggard>.

Niggard or Coveting. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/coveting/niggard.

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