GRUDGED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

grudged

verb

past tense of grudge

as in deplored

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Each of these societies deplored and ridiculed the other.

— James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
The liberal Jewish organization J Street deplored Iran’s behavior, but emphasized there was no imminent threat to justify a preventive assault.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026

Definition of deplored

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Starlink’s satellite internet has launched in around two dozen other African countries, but Musk has refused to follow South Africa’s affirmative action regulations.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Meanwhile, Jay Clayton refused to acknowledge Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election during his confirmation hearing to become director of national intelligence.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 July 2026

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Lauer, who publicly disliked his bulk relief role with the Blue Jays, is now returning to a traditional starting role with the Dodgers.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
The book-club members roundly disliked it, indignant that the character was being driven mad by perimenopause, as if hormone-replacement therapy didn’t exist.

— Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

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Graf denied a defense request to force Robinson's partner to travel from Texas to testify in person.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Historically, the Catholic Church had denied religious funerals inside its houses of worship as well as traditional burials for those who died in this way.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of denied

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Redactions in those documents and other withheld information, the department said, are necessary to protect victims’ identities and other personal information.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Walker-Yeager’s counsel filed those motions after alleging that the state intentionally withheld evidence in the case and are violating Walker-Yeager’s constitutional rights to a fair trial.

— Sofi Zeman July 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

Definition of withheld

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Less than 30% of respondents over that age disapproved of such policies.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
Quinnipiac found majorities of voters disapproved of the way that Trump is handling immigration issues, the economy, foreign policy and the ongoing war with Iran.

— Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Definition of disapproved

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The Senate, the upper house where conservatives hold a majority, rejected the bill.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
Born in 1946 amid the bombing of Frankfurt, Ruppert instead developed a psychosexual cosmology that rejected neat distinctions between prey and predator.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of rejected

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In 2023, she was served a restraining order from the district for sharing teachers’ personal information, which was later revoked, according to previous reporting from The Bee.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Florida’s education commissioner then revoked the school’s eligibility for state funds.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026

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