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as in possessive
intolerant of rivalry or unfaithfulness
a boyfriend who became jealous whenever she paid attention to anyone but him
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as in envious
having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantages
was jealous of his friend's great popularity with the girls
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Recent Examples of jealous
Dyson At this point, Dyson products speak for themselves, and by merely existing, the beloved Dyson Airwrap and Dyson Supersonic make every other hair tool jealous.
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Annie Blackman, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
And boy, won’t the rest of that 60-Homer Club be jealous?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Sam Altman, one of the most powerful leaders in Silicon Valley, is jealous of Gen Z college dropouts.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Union’s followers didn’t seem jealous nor have FOMO.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jealous
Annie Blackman, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
And boy, won’t the rest of that 60-Homer Club be jealous?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Sam Altman, one of the most powerful leaders in Silicon Valley, is jealous of Gen Z college dropouts.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Union’s followers didn’t seem jealous nor have FOMO.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jealous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealous
Adjective
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Some will even feel possessive.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
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That possessive, wide eyed desire is just one of the aspects that took Jane Birkin from a young British ingenue to a beloved — and extremely famous — fixture of French culture.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The White Lotus and Too Much star will play the musical genius alongside Paul Bettany (WandaVision), as envious court composer Antonio Salieri, and Gabrielle Creevy (In My Skin) as Constanze Weber, Mozart’s fiercely loyal wife.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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Soon, Ron is on a quest that leads to enough rabbit holes to make QAnon envious.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For most players, that amount of storage is realistically enough for all but the most covetous data hoarders.—
Matt Kamen,
Wired News,
3 Aug. 2025
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This is, in part, correct: Voldemort is extremely covetous of power.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Dillingham did not grow resentful toward Finch for the lack of playing time.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Russians, who were resentful of Western efforts to freeze them out over Ukraine, have toned down their anti-American rhetoric.—
Richard Gowan,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Beyond removing banners, pop-ups, and videos that automatically play, AdGuard also protects against phishing attempts and malicious ads that can compromise your security.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Jealous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealous. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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