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as in angry
having or showing deep-seated resentment
he is still resentful about being passed over for a promotion
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as in jealous
having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantages
resentful of her cousin's wealth
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Recent Examples of resentful
Slightly, meanwhile, targets Joe as his patsy to smuggle a Xenomorph embryo out of Prodigy, still resentful that Wendy’s family is here safely while his mother is far away and being threatened by Morrow.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
For Epictetus, gratitude is a way to avoid being resentful and bitter.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 25 Aug. 2025
Despite Creedence’s enormous global success, tensions began to simmer as the other members grew resentful of Fogerty’s outsized role in their achievements.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The reek began to overwhelm the culinary artistry of the chefs, who shot resentful glances at the weighing station.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for resentful
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
For Epictetus, gratitude is a way to avoid being resentful and bitter.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 25 Aug. 2025
Despite Creedence’s enormous global success, tensions began to simmer as the other members grew resentful of Fogerty’s outsized role in their achievements.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The reek began to overwhelm the culinary artistry of the chefs, who shot resentful glances at the weighing station.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resentful
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The angry mob looted the homes of customs agents, harassed those agents’ families, and even burned a small pleasure boat belonging to one unfortunate tax collector on the Common.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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The way the story goes, Floyd made Captain Ben Winters angry.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Oct. 2025
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Dyson At this point, Dyson products speak for themselves, and by merely existing, the beloved Dyson Airwrap and Dyson Supersonic make every other hair tool jealous.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
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And boy, won’t the rest of that 60-Homer Club be jealous?—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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As my colleague Charlie Warzel wrote in March, on X, the White House is now a troll account, borrowing its snide visual language and tone from some of the internet’s most cynical spaces and deploying this style to mock and dehumanize people.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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The whole discourse was so cynical.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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In Weimar Germany, embittered veterans of exclusionary traditions fueled fascism.—
Loree Sutton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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The 2022 bare-knuckle holiday sensation Violent Night followed an embittered Santa, armed with lethal combat skills, who takes out a team of ruthless mercenaries to rescue a girl and her family.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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My theory was that the reserves have more history playing together, with the starters, working in Ingram and without Jakob Poeltl because of a sore back and illness, are still figuring it out.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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My foot started to really hurt after that, and my leg was a little bit sore.—
Terry Terrones,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Free Press, which Paramount bought for about $150 million, paints itself as a voice of the center but draws its energy from the bitter US culture wars.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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There were glimmers of hope, even in bitter defeat, for the reigning AFC champions.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
12 Oct. 2025
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Many team officials have voiced worry that the next labor stoppage could take longer and become more rancorous.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The conversations were spirited and robust but hardly rancorous.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Resentful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resentful. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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