Synonyms of jealousy

jealousy

noun

ˈje-lə-sē 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resentment
• envy
• hatred
• covetousness
• malice
• enviousness
• animosity
• enmity
• invidiousness
• green-eyed monster
• spitefulness
• ill will
• maliciousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sympathy
• kindness
• goodwill
• benevolence

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jealousy

Throughout the season, viewers see Hayward express jealousy when Bienvenue works alongside another female nanny without her around. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

In each social-commentary-teetering-on-horror episode, Nanno is a pupil at a different school, picture perfect and scanning the room for whatever secrets — an abusive teacher, an absurd hierarchical system, petty jealousy — demand to be revealed. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

As Catherine, the niece Eddie has raised as his own, falls in love with Rodolpho, Eddie’s protectiveness curdles into jealousy, setting him on a course toward an irreversible act of betrayal that fractures his family and his community. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 July 2026

When Clark took hard fouls, factions of fans and media personalities claimed she was being unfairly targeted out of jealousy or racial resentment. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026