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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
In a stagnant economic environment, politics turns inward and resentful.
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Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 25 Dec. 2025
George Clooney, Adam Sandler, and Billy Crudup as Jay Kelly’s trio of reflective, regretful, resentful men were also left to sit on the sidelines and wait for the Academy to come calling instead.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Conflict with extended family is one of the most common reasons couples can feel distant and resentful towards one another.
—Dr. Tracy Dalgleish, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
The rise of Elphaba’s resentful sister Nessarose (Marissa Bode) to governor of Oz, which twists her relationship with the munchkin Boq (Ethan Slater), feels a little rushed to flesh out her bitter embrace of the Wicked Witch of the East title.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 Nov. 2025
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Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 25 Dec. 2025
George Clooney, Adam Sandler, and Billy Crudup as Jay Kelly’s trio of reflective, regretful, resentful men were also left to sit on the sidelines and wait for the Academy to come calling instead.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Conflict with extended family is one of the most common reasons couples can feel distant and resentful towards one another.
—Dr. Tracy Dalgleish, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
The rise of Elphaba’s resentful sister Nessarose (Marissa Bode) to governor of Oz, which twists her relationship with the munchkin Boq (Ethan Slater), feels a little rushed to flesh out her bitter embrace of the Wicked Witch of the East title.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resentful
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Grifters can be analyzed by affect (jolly, cold, angry, greedy, sad) and/or by gender.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Agents made several arrests in supermarket parking lots and at tamale stands while goading angry residents who confronted them and threatening to unleash tear gas.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Things take a turn when jealous villagers begin to resent the resourceful Colman.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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Stokes, her child’s father, was jealous.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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Overall, the county’s business community is feeling cynical about the state of the economy, with two-thirds of merchants reporting a negative future outlook, the study’s authors said.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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The interior dining room, divided into two levels and connected by a slowly sloping ramp, could at first cynical glance register as backdrop.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Her daughter Celia has become an embittered alcoholic.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
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The latest movie on my yuletide film agenda, A Merry Little Ex-Mas, stars Alicia Silverstone as an embittered ex who—I’m guessing—gets some semblance of her groove back.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
14 Nov. 2025
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The Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year potentially has the tools to revitalize UCLA’s pass rush and turn a sore spot into a glimmer of hope in the Big Ten.—
Benjamin Royer,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Don’t layer them, which can leave your skin sore, sensitive, and dry.—
Jacqueline Kilikita,
Refinery29,
20 Jan. 2026
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This is a fairly faithful rendition of the original, with bushy broccoli rabe as the bitter green of choice.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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After their murders, their families sat in the bitter cold and grieved, waiting for the prime minister, Imran Khan, to come and mourn with them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Transportation and accelerated bridge construction Transportation featured prominently, with Healey again praising MBTA General Manager Phil Eng to the most rancorous applause of the night.—
Sam Drysdale,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The committee’s Democratic members savaged Rubio for diminishing America’s global role; the meeting grew so rancorous that Senator Jim Risch, a Republican from Idaho who was Rubio’s closest friend in the Senate, had to repeatedly bang his gavel to bring order.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Resentful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resentful. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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