Synonyms of resent

resent

verb

ri-ˈzent 

as in to envy

to have a resentful awareness of and desire for (another's possessions or advantages) or to feel resentment toward (someone) over possessions or advantages

a public prosecutor who resents the nice clothes, fancy car, and big house that his old law school classmate has

always resented her baby brother, whom her parents doted on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• envy
• begrudge
• want
• covet
• crave
• desire
• die (for)
• long (for)
• wish (for)
• yearn (for)
• hunger (for)
• lust (for or after)
• ache (for)
• yen (for)
• pant (after)
• thirst (for)
• jones (for)
• itch (for)
• hanker (for or after)
• salivate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of resent

Many people resent the jobs lost to self-checkouts and the way that companies pass the task on to the consumer for no pay. — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 21 July 2026

If work interrupts family time, name the boundary and offer a practical alternative instead of quietly resenting everyone involved. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026

In a discussion late Friday night on CNN, a panel debated why many WNBA players appear to resent Caitlin Clark. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026

Endlessly mocked, constantly parodied, and vaguely resented, the mandarins in American civic life have no real allies or admirers. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026