as in envied
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 resented
But for the most part Walt resented these wartime necessities.
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Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
The letter writer resented that a friend’s teenage son was uncommunicative, seemingly rude and wore headphones at joint family dinners.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
The letter writer resented that one of her friend’s teenage sons was uncommunicative, seemingly rude and wore headphones at joint family dinners.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Panamanians increasingly resented having their country split in two by the racially segregated, colony-like zone.
—The Conversation, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Panamanians increasingly resented having their country split in two by the racially segregated, colony-like zone.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Don’t be so sure that Bryant would have resented Adebayo topping his 81 points.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 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
Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
The letter writer resented that a friend’s teenage son was uncommunicative, seemingly rude and wore headphones at joint family dinners.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
The letter writer resented that one of her friend’s teenage sons was uncommunicative, seemingly rude and wore headphones at joint family dinners.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Panamanians increasingly resented having their country split in two by the racially segregated, colony-like zone.
—The Conversation, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Panamanians increasingly resented having their country split in two by the racially segregated, colony-like zone.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Don’t be so sure that Bryant would have resented Adebayo topping his 81 points.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resented
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But really, what these friends envied most was Petrarch’s fame.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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The American rail system was once envied around the world.—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Shitty roads, shitty hotel rooms, shitty food, shitty promoters who begrudged them shitty dressing rooms and shittier sound systems.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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Alberto Mendoza hasn’t begrudged the attention his brother has received this season.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2026
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And now, everything that this series was building toward – everything this season has hinted at – comes down to one final game in a place the Magic desperately wanted to avoid.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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Two wealthy Germans—Karin Walter-Mommert, a racehorse owner, and Walter Gunz, the multimillionaire founder of MediaMarkt—also wanted to save the whale.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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“Resented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resented. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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