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 two strike up a bromance that then keels over to one side because Craig is socially inept and, in the end, envious, qualities that fuel inappropriate interactions that get ever more cringey after a disastrous bro-out session with Austin’s friends.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Which is to say, Gunn is in the envious position of having plenty of different approaches to look at and figure out what worked, what didn’t work, and how to cherrypick the best perspectives and approaches and influences to create something new and yet honoring the legacy of what came before.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Other American allies must be impressed and envious.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025
As their terrestrial cousins emerge onto land and risk desiccation, the axolotl remains in its aquatic stronghold, equipped with both juvenile features and regenerative powers that would make most vertebrates envious.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Which is to say, Gunn is in the envious position of having plenty of different approaches to look at and figure out what worked, what didn’t work, and how to cherrypick the best perspectives and approaches and influences to create something new and yet honoring the legacy of what came before.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Other American allies must be impressed and envious.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025
As their terrestrial cousins emerge onto land and risk desiccation, the axolotl remains in its aquatic stronghold, equipped with both juvenile features and regenerative powers that would make most vertebrates envious.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for envious
jealous
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Griffiths isn’t jealous of her colleagues’ roles, however.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
18 June 2025
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Trying to compare Prudence Featherington, the jealous and spoiled sister of Penelope Featherington (now Penelope Bridgerton!), to Nancy Mitford is a weird task for Carter.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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“Envious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envious. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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