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

Lauren’s supervisors resent her choice of victim and try to suppress evidence. — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

Each presents a group portrait of a handful of disaffected British suburbanites—husbands who resent their deadening jobs, toddlers who whine and interrupt, and, above all, hassled wives subsumed by a crush of household obligations. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

For those who didn’t resent this labor, a nice optional touch was to add a blanket cover, obviously over the blanket. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026

Advertisement When Molt went to prison at the tail end of the 1970s, Crutchfield took his place at the top of the food chain—something his former mentor resented when he was released. — Rory Doherty, Time, 6 Aug. 2026