The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ENVY which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2020.
Covetousness crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
ENVY | 86 % | 4 |
AVARICE | 11 % | 7 |
GREED | 4 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Covetousness
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- greed
- cupidity
- avarice
- avariciousness
- rapacity
- avaritia
- selfishness
- lust
- jealousy
- acquisitiveness
- profaneness
- greediness
Crossword Answer definitions
ENVY noun- Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
- An object of envious notice or feeling.
- Hatred, enmity, ill-feeling.
- Emulation; rivalry.
- Public odium; ill repute.
- To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions.
- To have envious feelings (at).
- To give (something) to (someone) grudgingly or reluctantly; to begrudge.
- To show malice or ill will; to rail.
- To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.
- To hate.
- To emulate.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ENVY
- Begrudge
- Covet
- Green signifier
- One of the Seven Deadly Sins
- Deadly sin
- Coveter's sin
- Begrudge, maybe
- Covetousness
- Member of a "deadly" septet
- 50% of moral indignation, per Vittorio De Sica
More clues leading to the result AVARICE
- Lust for wealth
- Deadly sin
- Lust for lucre
- Greed
- Insatiable greed
- Galloping greed
- Midas's downfall
- One of the deadly sins
- It's a sin
- Cupidity