Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of covet
adjectivecoveted (comparative more coveted, superlative most coveted)
comparative more coveted · superlative most coveted
- Highly sought-after.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivemuch wanted
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 人人向往的, 令人垂涎的
- 人人向往的 (rénrén xiàngwǎng de)highly sought-after
- 令人垂涎的 (lìngrén chuíxián de)highly sought-after
- 大受追捧的 (dà shòu zhuīpěng de)highly sought-after
Dutch begeerd, felbegeerd
- begeerdhighly sought-after
- felbegeerdhighly sought-after
Finnish himoittu, haluttu
- himoittuhighly sought-after
- haluttuhighly sought-after
French convoité
- convoitéhighly sought-after
German begehrt
- begehrthighly sought-after
Italian desiderato, ambito
- desideratohighly sought-after
- ambitohighly sought-after
- agognatohighly sought-after
Russian жела́нный
- жела́нный (želánnyj)highly sought-after
Spanish codiciado, acodiciante
- codiciadohighly sought-after
- acodiciantehighly sought-after
Swedish eftertraktad, åtrådd
- eftertraktadhighly sought-after
- åtråddhighly sought-after
Cite this entry
APA
coveted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coveted
MLA
“coveted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coveted. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coveted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coveted.
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