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
But for now, Syria’s new government has approval ratings that should make other world leaders envious.
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Salma Al-Shami, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2025
This year, however, my Christmas and Hanukkah decor obsession led me to three collectors whose ornaments have brought me to the brink of envious tears.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2025
On corporate earnings calls across the sector, executives have been touting their streaming profits and planning, envious of Netflix‘s margins, which hover in the mid 20 to low 30 percent range.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025
Elizabeth Olsen does vintage flirty ‘n’ flighty with an impeccable sense of Jean Arthur timing, and a glamor-puss profile that would make Claudette Colbert envious.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025
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Salma Al-Shami, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2025
This year, however, my Christmas and Hanukkah decor obsession led me to three collectors whose ornaments have brought me to the brink of envious tears.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2025
On corporate earnings calls across the sector, executives have been touting their streaming profits and planning, envious of Netflix‘s margins, which hover in the mid 20 to low 30 percent range.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025
Elizabeth Olsen does vintage flirty ‘n’ flighty with an impeccable sense of Jean Arthur timing, and a glamor-puss profile that would make Claudette Colbert envious.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for envious
jealous
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Things take a turn when jealous villagers begin to resent the resourceful Colman.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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Stokes, her child’s father, was jealous.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Envious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envious. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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