Coveting and Wishful

Coveting

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

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

Nearby Words: covetous, coveted

Wishful

Wishful adjective - Having or expressing desire for something.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Wishful

Coveting and wishful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Coveting" instead an adjective "Wishful".

Nearby Words: wish, wishfully
Cite this Source
Wishful and Coveting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/coveting/wishful
Coveting & Wishful. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/coveting/wishful>.
Wishful or Coveting. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/coveting/wishful.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "coveting" and "wishful" have occurred on timeline