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
Panamanians increasingly resented having their country split in two by the racially segregated, colony-like zone.
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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
But Ha’s character, Kwan, was invented for the series, and the game’s intense fandom resented the attempt to insert new side plots into the main narrative.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
His staff resented me for my success.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Frankly, many of my teaching colleagues resented all the micromanaging, frequent meetings, and constant paperwork.
—Chris Talgo, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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
But Ha’s character, Kwan, was invented for the series, and the game’s intense fandom resented the attempt to insert new side plots into the main narrative.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
His staff resented me for my success.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Frankly, many of my teaching colleagues resented all the micromanaging, frequent meetings, and constant paperwork.
—Chris Talgo, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resented
Verb
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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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American strategy toward Caracas amounts to granting the recycled regime the international legitimacy that Maduro never enjoyed and that Chávez might well have envied.—
Boris Muñoz,
Time,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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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After the game of a lifetime, few would have begrudged Guglielmo Vicario the chance to revel in his brilliance.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That’s part of why Nicole wanted to be involved.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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The House wanted to steer $1 million to a company linked to a Broward entrepreneur, Freddie Figgers, to sell specially outfitted health and fitness tablets, as Politico Florida reported.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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