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coveted

coveted

1 4.4
Wanted by many people because it is rare or special
  • adjective
  • /ˈkʌvɪtɪd/
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  • Who will receive the coveted golden cake server.
  • a coveted award
  • a coveted spot
  • win the coveted

Is the piece of cloth a coveted shawl or a discard?

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Examples

  • Whoever gets the most points wins the coveted Best Person in the Universe award.

  • They were buying for this one coveted spot, the host of The Tonight Show.

  • These are the most coveted watches in the world.

  • To be able to make a positive difference in another person's life is a very rare, coveted, and precious thing.

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  • If you win, you win the coveted tiny hair trophy.

  • This is the most coveted load usually of the season, full of beautiful specimen evergreens.

  • We provide these tips as a means for everyone to consider what is happening with their school library program and how they might be future winners of this coveted and prestigious award.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Silk was only one item in the abundant cultural exchange on the route, but it was such a coveted, precious item that the name Silk Road stuck.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Serik Sapiyev was the choice as the best boxer on the men's side in the Olympics, which earned him the coveted and prestigious Val Barker Trophy.

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  • These are the most coveted watches in the world.

Synonyms

desirable
vscoveted
121 3.2

Worth having because many people want it

signals stronger, widespread desire rather than simple attractiveness
in demand
vscoveted
36 2.9

Wanted by many people

describes enduring great desire rather than temporary popularity
to die for
vscoveted
  • Informal
28 7.9

So attractive and wanted that people would do a lot to have it

is the general term for great desire without hyperbolic emotion
yearned-for
vscoveted
14 6.0

Wanted very much for a long time

refers to broad public desire rather than individual longing
enviable
vscoveted
12 4.4

Likely to make other people feel jealous

focuses on being widely desired rather than causing envy
longed-for
vscoveted
9 5.5

A thing people want and hope for after many years

is about large-scale wanting rather than personal, time-based longing
sought-after
vscoveted
8 4.1

Wanted by many people and hard to find

focuses on general great desire rather than market popularity
sought after
vscoveted
5 4.1

Wanted by many people

expresses the underlying strong desirability rather than active searching
wished-for
vscoveted
4 4.2

Wanted very much and hoped for

expresses broad strong desire by many instead of private wish
covetable
vscoveted
1 6.1

Wanted by many people because it looks attractive or is valuable

is the general term meaning greatly desired by many people
desired
vscoveted
2.5

Something that people want very much

is used for broad public desire rather than individual wanting
sought
vscoveted
3.9

Wanted by many people because it is useful

expresses strong desire generally rather than the action of searching
wanted
vscoveted
1.0

A person or thing many people are looking for

is stronger, stressing intense desire by many rather than mere need

Antonyms

120 1.0

People do not like or need it

undesirable
  • Offensive
8 6.0

A person who others do not want in a group because they behave badly

How Desired

prized
1 3.4
coveted
1 4.4
desired
2.5
wanted
1.0
unwanted
120 1.0

Surface Forms

coveted positive

Morphology

coveted = covet (transparent) = covet + ed

Standard past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'covet'; the meaning 'desired' is directly derived from the verb plus -ed.

Etymology

The word coveted comes from the Latin cupidare, which means 'to desire', and is related to the name Cupid, the Roman figure of longing and love. So, if something is coveted, it is greatly wanted or desired by many people.