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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The head coach lauded improvements from the offensive line, said the running game got better in the second half and refused to throw receiver Romeo Doubs under the bus, noting that drops sometimes happen.

— Chad Graff, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Anthropic also found evidence that a reseller platform routed refused biology prompts toward models with weaker safeguards.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of refused

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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

Definition of denied

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Have you been arrested, charged or convicted of a crime, had an adjudication withheld, or had a matter sealed or expunged?

— José Javier Rodríguez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
The company withheld the researchers’ identities, locations and specific biological details.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of withheld

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August polling at-large told a similar story, with one poll from Marquette Law School reporting a 40% approval rating, but Americans largely disapproved of the war in Iran and expressed economic concerns across the board.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of disapproved

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A lot of brands rejected [YouTubers] and the new wave of marketing.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 9 Sep. 2026
China rejected that and continues to defend its claims to virtually the entire sea passage, a key global trade route that is considered one of Asia’s most active flashpoints.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of rejected

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A day after one such exchange in March, Khalili's Global Entry status was revoked (until a HuffPost journalist inquired about it, and it was reinstated).

— Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026
That has meant skaters such as Valieva have been considered eligible briefly after filing the paperwork for neutral status, only to have that status revoked soon after.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

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