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Revered vs Coveted - What's the difference?

revered | coveted |

As verbs the difference between revered and coveted

is that revered is past tense of revere while coveted is past tense of covet.

As adjectives the difference between revered and coveted

is that revered is respected or given reverence while coveted is highly sought-after.

revered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (revere)
    • The villagers revered their religious leader for his example of pious conduct.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • respected or given reverence
    • The scholar kept his revered books in a special part of the library.

    coveted

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Highly sought-after.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (covet)