as in resented
to have a resentful awareness of and desire for (another's possessions or advantages) or to feel resentment toward (someone) over possessions or advantages
her coworkers envied her chummy relationship with the senior vice president they envied him because he didn't have to work for a living
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While Kiehn’s ascension to corporate powerhouse wasn’t always smooth—his meteoric rise was resented by fellow Nazi Party members—his company became sufficiently dominant that his rolling papers were distributed widely for free during the war to German soldiers.—
Robert M. Ehrenreich,
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The folk world resented the Beatles because of the sound.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Envied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envied. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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