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
The White Lotus and Too Much star will play the musical genius alongside Paul Bettany (WandaVision), as envious court composer Antonio Salieri, and Gabrielle Creevy (In My Skin) as Constanze Weber, Mozart’s fiercely loyal wife.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Soon, Ron is on a quest that leads to enough rabbit holes to make QAnon envious.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Riley, perhaps a bit envious, took notice.
—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
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Soon, Ron is on a quest that leads to enough rabbit holes to make QAnon envious.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Riley, perhaps a bit envious, took notice.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for envious
jealous
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Neither a film noir femme fatale nor a jealous housewife, Sarah Trafford (Ruth Wilson) has come to Oxford Investigations for help in solving a mystery that has little to do with her own life.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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During an appearance on The Eli Manning Show in May 2024, Eli joked about feeling a bit jealous to hand over the character to Powell.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Envious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envious. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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