as in resentment
a painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too
her jealousy over her sister's singing career drove the two of them apart
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Recent Examples of jealousy
Initially, attention falls on Sutton’s ex-boyfriend Billy, especially after Joel learns that Billy kissed Jenna, his sister, on the night of Sutton’s death to provoke jealousy.
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Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Hedda orchestrates a ruthless game of manipulation, where lust, jealousy and betrayal collide.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
If anything, Todd Penn is thinking too small in his jealousy over Hal and Grace’s working relationship.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
And when the movie’s love interest Elizabeth, played by Mia Goth, goes so far as to find the creature attractive — jealousy is the last straw that breaks the camel’s back.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jealousy
Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Hedda orchestrates a ruthless game of manipulation, where lust, jealousy and betrayal collide.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
If anything, Todd Penn is thinking too small in his jealousy over Hal and Grace’s working relationship.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
And when the movie’s love interest Elizabeth, played by Mia Goth, goes so far as to find the creature attractive — jealousy is the last straw that breaks the camel’s back.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jealousy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealousy
Noun
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The same survey found more than half of those who support their parents have incurred debt while providing help, and almost half feel resentment toward their parents because of the financial burden.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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The presidents of Colombia and Mexico have criticized the attacks, and others have warned of the resentment in the hemisphere were an intervention to follow.—
Alan McPherson,
The Conversation,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Regret and envy, the film posits, can easily inspire vengeance, and these creative kills are proof.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Still, the novel continues to seem like an homage to the Neapolitan novels, and not only because Lane and Gala repeatedly express envy of each other’s writing by using the word brilliant.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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My darling, hatred takes the beauty away.—
Tracee Ellis Ross,
Glamour,
27 Oct. 2025
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Muschietti touched on this in his movies — the bullying of Mike Hanlon and the hate-crime murder of Adrian Mellon — including the way Pennywise fosters and foments the hatred already lurking in the hearts of Derry’s citizens.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Jealousy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealousy. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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