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
In March customizable brand Function of Beauty elevated body wash with a personalized version, in April Jennifer Aniston released the secret to her hair's envious volume, and in May legendary makeup artist Bobbi Brown changed the tinted foundation game.
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Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
And Carlos Hernandez and Joshua Zuazo saw that success with envious eyes.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 9 Dec. 2025
But for now, Syria’s new government has approval ratings that should make other world leaders envious.
—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
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Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
And Carlos Hernandez and Joshua Zuazo saw that success with envious eyes.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 9 Dec. 2025
But for now, Syria’s new government has approval ratings that should make other world leaders envious.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for envious
jealous
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Ergonomic and more inherently cooling than memory foam, the luxury home buy can last you a lifetime — one marked by the kind of sleep that can make any insomniac jealous.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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How can anybody be that jealous and what causes it?—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Envious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envious. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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