as in jealous
having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantages
a family that is envious of their neighbors' big house
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Recent Examples of envious
Agents, anchors and others in the ecosystem are looking outside of the TV glass, envious of TV alumni like Hasan or Megyn Kelly, who found success on the other side, cognizant of the way the wind is blowing.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Bell is a revelation as the nebbish, envious and conflictedly aroused Niall — a desperate man hiding from others and himself.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
Hathaway proved why People chose her for the cover of its World’s Most Beautiful issue, wearing a Louis Vuitton dress in a color of red that would make the devil himself envious.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
Ashley — ambitious, envious, in over her head — sees this as an opportunity to level up.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Bell is a revelation as the nebbish, envious and conflictedly aroused Niall — a desperate man hiding from others and himself.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
Hathaway proved why People chose her for the cover of its World’s Most Beautiful issue, wearing a Louis Vuitton dress in a color of red that would make the devil himself envious.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
Ashley — ambitious, envious, in over her head — sees this as an opportunity to level up.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for envious
jealous
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The victim’s family believes his killers were jealous of Jeremy, who worked as a supervisor at a recycling company.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
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He feels emotionally ambushed, and what plays out is as if Marriage Story were an absolute chucklefest, as Lestat gets increasingly worked up and jealous over Louis’s relationships with other men.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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“Envious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envious. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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