JEALOUSLY Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

jealously

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Definition of jealously

as in enviously

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Recent Examples of jealously From France’s prime minister to five candidates for president, much of the French political establishment took part in the Catholic ceremony, a striking display of reverence from a country that jealously guards its secular identity. — Mark Landler, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2026 These harems will be jealously guarded by the herd bull for the duration of the rut. — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026 These secrets and symbols – once jealously guarded – are now readily available to anyone interested in taking up witchcraft, thanks to an explosion of content online. — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 The fact that even this interim step is so contentious is a testament to how jealously Icelanders guard their independence. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026 Ironically, Hugging Face had to rely on a free Chinese AI model to thwart this attack – because OpenAI and US rivals jealously guard their own. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 2 Aug. 2026 His new films taps into the mood in his native Russia in 2022 with a twist-laden tale of privilege, betrayal, jealously, primordial survival instinct and compromise in a Russian provincial city. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 May 2026 Somewhere, Archie is seething with jealously. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 May 2026 Our humanities departments must contend, often jealously, for the same small corps of students willing to major in English or classics or religion and forgo the certainty of a lucrative first job. — Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 22 Apr. 2026

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But what is a resort collection, or cruise as it’s sometimes called, other than an enviously Instagrammable trip?

— Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
To put that further into context, Wrexham looked up enviously at all three for a decade from non-League until winning promotion in 2023.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of enviously

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Nothing comes of it, of course, until months later, when Corinne sees the news that Kiberlain is taking to the Paris stage in a production of the very same play, and bitterly confronts her outside the theater.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Perhaps the actor-director is trying to borrow a page from his bitterly funny David Fincher hit, Gone Girl (another kidnapping thriller, sort of), but Animals has none of that earlier picture’s wit or Grand Guignol extremes or gonzo structure.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of bitterly

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Pacino had to leap and, eventually, resentfully, stand on a chair to spray-paint over the bank’s cameras.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
In a blowup argument, Ethan resentfully calls James’ privilege a deficiency that prevents him from understanding more difficult lives.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Definition of resentfully

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Comey has alleged he is being vindictively and selectively prosecuted, which the Justice Department has denied.

— Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
The sponsors are vindictively threatening to punish the people of Colorado for daring to vote and act democratically.

— DP Opinion, Denver Post, 19 May 2026

Definition of vindictively

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In its bleakest moments, the novel suggests that the ordeal of being gay in a venomously bigoted society negates its bounty.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
The pundits feasted on her neutrality, most venomously Megyn Kelly, who called her a coward.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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