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 Don’t be so sure that Bryant would have resented Adebayo topping his 81 points. —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026 Leave the vining veggies like peas and beans outdoors, as well as root vegetables that can resent transplanting. —

Marianne Willburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026 Some Americans resented American military personnel fighting that war. —

Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026 In 1982, after Israel invaded Lebanon, Iranian agents cultivated ties among fellow Shia who resented Israel’s presence. —

Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for resent

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But heavy car traffic on park roads is neither appropriate nor safe, and nothing to envy.

— Jon Orcutt, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
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