as in jealous
having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantages
inevitably, his remarkable success attracted the invidious attention of the other sales representatives
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Recent Examples of invidious
But then there are a bunch of invidious distinctions that start to separate the GA campers.
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Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The Justice Department’s civil law jurisdiction is essentially limited to components of government, particularly at the state level, that practice invidious forms of discrimination.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
But the United States’ poor showing essentially took Xi off the hook, as invidious comparisons could not be drawn.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2020
But promoting invidious forms of discrimination cannot be squared with any reasonable interpretation of federal law.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
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Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The Justice Department’s civil law jurisdiction is essentially limited to components of government, particularly at the state level, that practice invidious forms of discrimination.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
But the United States’ poor showing essentially took Xi off the hook, as invidious comparisons could not be drawn.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2020
But promoting invidious forms of discrimination cannot be squared with any reasonable interpretation of federal law.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invidious
jealous
Adjective
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Putnam was jealous of his wife’s flirtations, and tinkered with her schedule accordingly.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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When Lizzy finally runs off behind the garden hedges after getting into it with Hector for clearly being jealous of the attention Theo’s getting, Theo follows her.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 July 2025
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“Invidious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invidious. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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