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
Many Iranians, including those sympathetic to Palestinian rights, resent being conscripted into conflicts that are not their own.
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Kamran Talattof, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Vedrenne worried that at least some of the Clooneys’ French countrymen would resent what looked like special treatment.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2026
Thanking someone for thinking of you, but declining an invitation will be more respectful to the invitee and yourself than resenting the commitment later.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Timothy has resented Jay ever since.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
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Kamran Talattof, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Vedrenne worried that at least some of the Clooneys’ French countrymen would resent what looked like special treatment.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2026
Thanking someone for thinking of you, but declining an invitation will be more respectful to the invitee and yourself than resenting the commitment later.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Timothy has resented Jay ever since.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resent
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In 18 seasons at the helm of the Ravens, Harbaugh helped build a culture of consistency that was envied by the rest of the NFL.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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While a painter envies the novelist’s ability to inhabit consciousness, or a filmmaker envies the freedom from production costs, artists must be warned that writing carries its own myths and seductive fallacies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Dec. 2025
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But consider it from the perspective of the begrudging founder of a progressive rock institution who would settle for nothing less than total reinvention with each record.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
11 Jan. 2026
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The customers didn’t seem to begrudge her this learning curve.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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People don’t just want to belong to organizations.—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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And Williams does want to learn more about them, not just as individuals but as communities, too.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Resent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resent. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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