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

Kehler suspects his hopes for expanding business in Canada are stalling because residents there resent the way the president and members of his Cabinet treat their country, a longtime ally. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Some classmates resented her and accused her of making up her family's loss ‒ or worse, made jokes about it, or engaged in conspiracy theories about what happened. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

However, there could be some blowback in that a number of Republicans voting on Tuesday may resent Healey’s interference in the GOP primary and vote for Minogue because of it. — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

Marija takes in a Ukrainian refugee family, but quickly grows to resent the inconvenience of their presence. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026