GRUDGED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

grudged

verb

past tense of grudge

as in deplored

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Liberal politician Grigory Yavlinsky, who co-founded Yabloko in the 1990s and chairs its political committee, deplored the court’s ruling in an online statement.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Liberal politician Grigory Yavlinsky, who co-founded Yabloko in the 1990s and chairs its political committee, deplored the court's ruling in an online statement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of deplored

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Sheriff’s officials said the gunshot victim did not cooperate with investigators and refused to provide information about the incident.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Federal authorities first agreed to a joint investigation, but Justice Department officials later refused to cooperate with state police, deeming any review of the fatal shooting unnecessary.

— Megan Rose, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026

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Also, who exactly was mysterious creative adviser and new-ending generator Rospo Pallenberg, besides being roundly disliked?

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Element had a deal to merge with Solstice Advanced Materials , but both shareholder bases disliked the idea, so the companies terminated it last week.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of disliked

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That group, early on, looked for equity in the pages of the Arkansas Gazette's society section, urging the publication to feature Black brides, who had previously been denied photos on the section front.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
The fundraising push came nearly two weeks after a judge denied Anthony’s request for a new trial.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

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The district is at risk of losing nearly $70 million in federal funding if it is found teachers or administrators withheld information related to a student’s gender identity, NBC affiliate KSHB reports.

— Daniella Silva, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
Democrats withheld their votes first to pressure Republicans to extend expiring subsidies for health insurance premiums, prompting a 43-day shutdown that ended in November.

— Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of withheld

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Perhaps this is really just about your newfound willingness to be the villain in someone else’s story, and to be disapproved of for sticking to your values.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
The map depicts the percentage of money each sheriff spent on expenditures disapproved by the reviewers.

— Aneri Pattani — KFF Health News, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of disapproved

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The decision follows a separate antitrust ruling last year, when a judge rejected calls to force Google to divest Chrome.

— MacKenzie Sigalos,Drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Newcastle made an offer to Marseille for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in early August, though the 31-year-old rejected the move.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of rejected

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The license of the firm’s founder and Wang’s mentor, Zhang Kai, was revoked, and he was barred from leaving the country; other lawyers at their firm were suspended from practicing for six months, Wang said.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Wolff’s blatant disregard of hunting and fishing laws, including earlier incidents that led to his hunting and fishing licenses being revoked, was well known by local residents and law enforcement officers.

— David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026

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