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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
So Kinzounza drew resentment from her stepmother and from her siblings, who were jealous of the attention and special treatment.
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Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025
Witnesses told police that Houston was controlling, jealous and had a history of domestic violence, court documents said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
The two must figure out how to cultivate their blossoming relationship while staving off the suspicions of a jealous colleague.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Todd doesn’t trust his wife nor her new VP, and seems almost jealous of him.
—Trish Deitch, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
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Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025
Witnesses told police that Houston was controlling, jealous and had a history of domestic violence, court documents said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
The two must figure out how to cultivate their blossoming relationship while staving off the suspicions of a jealous colleague.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Todd doesn’t trust his wife nor her new VP, and seems almost jealous of him.
—Trish Deitch, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealous
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The film follows Ren, a 16-year-old Filipino-Italian teenager trapped in his mother Mia’s possessive love, who must break free during a three-day Filipino wake as Typhoon Edith approaches Manila.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Some will even feel possessive.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Phoebe Buffay would be envious.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
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Heisenberg was particularly envious of the American cyclotrons that would be used as one of the means to enrich uranium.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 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 story revolves around a famous film director and his pianist wife, who are held hostage by a resentful background actor.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Tessa is more resentful, blaming Nathan’s leadership to the bitter end.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Police believe the act was done with malicious intent.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Jealous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealous. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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