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
Riley, perhaps a bit envious, took notice.
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Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Watch Hall recall her experience feeling envious of Liu in the clip above.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Shane was happy for Mulumba, but also envious.
—John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Celebrating someone else’s success, while at the same time being incredibly envious of it, is something that everyone can understand in a lot of people’s relationships.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
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Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Watch Hall recall her experience feeling envious of Liu in the clip above.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Shane was happy for Mulumba, but also envious.
—John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Celebrating someone else’s success, while at the same time being incredibly envious of it, is something that everyone can understand in a lot of people’s relationships.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for envious
jealous
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Witnesses told police that Houston was controlling, jealous and had a history of domestic violence, court documents said.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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The two must figure out how to cultivate their blossoming relationship while staving off the suspicions of a jealous colleague.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Envious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envious. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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