Thesaurus results for 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

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Recent Examples of resent Children may come to resent their parents for constantly undermining them or questioning their own ability to make decisions for themselves. —

Jazmin Towe, Parents, 22 Feb. 2026 His staff resented me for my success. —

Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026 Workers resent being forced to use a technology that will then copy their ideas and processes, only to replace them in a few years time. —

Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026 Others may resent not being as well-off as previous generations were. —

Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for resent

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Without these two foundational pieces, the state’s national education standing will inevitably decline, and with it those envied AP scores.

— Editorial, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Love them or hate them, marvel at them or envy them, the Penguins are a fascinating franchise.

— Josh Yohe, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026