Synonyms of resented

resented

verb

past tense of resent

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• envied
• begrudged
• wanted
• craved
• coveted
• died (for)
• desired
• wished (for)
• hungered (for)
• yearned (for)
• longed (for)
• ached (for)
• itched (for)
• hankered (for or after)
• thirsted (for)
• panted (after)
• salivated
• lusted (for or after)
• jonesed (for)
• yenned (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of resented

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

Endlessly mocked, constantly parodied, and vaguely resented, the mandarins in American civic life have no real allies or admirers. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

Lestat’s mother, Gabriella (Jennifer Ehle), now a vampire, too, resented Nicky’s physical and mental weakness, and Lestat found himself in a twisted love triangle with the obsessive Armand and the increasingly unwell Nicky. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 June 2026

Lower Manhattan businesses resented the frequent disruptions, and some New Yorkers saw the celebrations as rote and manufactured. — Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 17 June 2026

According to prosecutors' opening statements June 10, the wildfire that ravaged Los Angeles' affluent Pacific Palisades neighborhood was part of a vengeful plot from a man who resented the wealthy. — Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 12 June 2026

Indigenous people who were not enslaved resented being treated like slaves (colonists felt the same). — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026

No doubt many creeps of the bracket were resented along the way. — Kansas City Star, 24 May 2026

For a Dodgers team already resented for buying up baseball with its massive payroll, watching its star closer stroll through a cockfighting pit in full uniform feels tailor-made to ignite outrage back home. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026