Thesaurus results for BEGRUDGE

begrudge

verb

bi-ˈgrəj

as in to resent

to have a resentful awareness of and desire for (another's possessions or advantages) or to feel resentment toward (someone) over possessions or advantages I don't begrudge you your success—you earned it

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Recent Examples of begrudge Few who see this production will begrudge the play and its star a spot on that list. —

Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026 Don’t begrudge your mother her timing. —

Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026 And no one is begrudging McAvoy and Swayman’s savoring the victory. —

Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026 The Independence Police Department recently saw a wage increase for officers — a move that IFD doesn’t begrudge, but that the union certainly noted, Veit said. —

Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for begrudge

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resent

Verb

Each character has totally justified and totally unjustified reasons for resenting one another, and the sensation of absorbing those contrasting opinions is like being in a stuck bumper car, barraged and battered from all sides.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Some students, not receiving this advantage, resent it.

— Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2026