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 now that Lucifer has walked away from Hell and Destruction has doubled down on his decision to leave his realm to itself, Heinberg says, Dream is incredibly envious.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 July 2025
Got to meet Mickey Mantle, which still makes long-time Fox 61 colleague Rich Coppola envious.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
This included writers like Toni Cade Bambara (who became Morrison’s lifelong friend), Gayl Jones (of whose talent Morrison was envious) and Leon Forrest (legendary Chicago writer and longtime professor at Northwestern).
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
The defense narrative painted Cassie as emotionally envious of Porter, but many online didn’t buy it — especially after video footage from 2016 surfaced showing Combs violently attacking Cassie in a hotel hallway.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 July 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 July 2025
Got to meet Mickey Mantle, which still makes long-time Fox 61 colleague Rich Coppola envious.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
This included writers like Toni Cade Bambara (who became Morrison’s lifelong friend), Gayl Jones (of whose talent Morrison was envious) and Leon Forrest (legendary Chicago writer and longtime professor at Northwestern).
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
The defense narrative painted Cassie as emotionally envious of Porter, but many online didn’t buy it — especially after video footage from 2016 surfaced showing Combs violently attacking Cassie in a hotel hallway.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for envious
jealous
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In a 2017 study where participants were induced to feel jealous, those with anxious attachment styles experienced the highest levels of jealousy.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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So hot that its Bank of America Stadium roommate, the Carolina Panthers, has to be a little bit jealous.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Envious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envious. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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