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
Celebrating someone else’s success, while at the same time being incredibly envious of it, is something that everyone can understand in a lot of people’s relationships.
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Giana Levy, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
An envious Cartman tries to emulate Donovan by debating people in an outfit and haircut intentionally designed to evoke Kirk’s appearance.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
This week, though, ESPN is likely envious.
—Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
More Getty Images Well, former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez is urging Bears head coach Ben Johnson to employ a rather odd strategy with Williams, suggesting that Johnson tries to make Williams envious of Bagent.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Giana Levy, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
An envious Cartman tries to emulate Donovan by debating people in an outfit and haircut intentionally designed to evoke Kirk’s appearance.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
This week, though, ESPN is likely envious.
—Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
More Getty Images Well, former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez is urging Bears head coach Ben Johnson to employ a rather odd strategy with Williams, suggesting that Johnson tries to make Williams envious of Bagent.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for envious
jealous
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Joseph of Egypt tells the Old Testament story about Joseph (Adam Hamshi), who, betrayed by jealous brothers, defies all expectations and rises to incredible power in Egypt, second only to Pharaoh.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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Union’s followers didn’t seem jealous nor have FOMO.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Envious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envious. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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