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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
In a 2017 study where participants were induced to feel jealous, those with anxious attachment styles experienced the highest levels of jealousy.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
So hot that its Bank of America Stadium roommate, the Carolina Panthers, has to be a little bit jealous.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
People are getting jealous and weird.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Charlie, a charming student, agrees to help if Avery pretends to be her girlfriend to make an ex jealous.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
So hot that its Bank of America Stadium roommate, the Carolina Panthers, has to be a little bit jealous.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
People are getting jealous and weird.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Charlie, a charming student, agrees to help if Avery pretends to be her girlfriend to make an ex jealous.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealous
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Christy costars Ben Foster as Martin's manager-turned-husband James, initially depicted as loving and supportive (one shot shows Christy gleefully leaping into his arms after winning a match), but eventually revealed as possessive and dangerous.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Lepkowski described her cousin's ex as possessive, controlling and physically abusive.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Riley, perhaps a bit envious, took notice.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Watch Hall recall her experience feeling envious of Liu in the clip above.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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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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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
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Her mother, played by Taiwanese singer 9m88, is mercurial and resentful, while her father, embodied by Roy Chiu, returns drunk each night — unpredictable, menacing, explosive.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
18 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 antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Lorena, now 55, was charged with malicious wounding, a felony offense, but was found not guilty by reason of temporary insanity following a two-week trial in early 1994.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Jealous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealous. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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