RESENTFUL Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

resentful

adjective

ri-ˈzent-fəl

Definition of resentful

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 But pretty soon the two interlopers into this small, grudge-holding but tight-knit community — the kind where, going back generations, everybody not only knows but is mightily resentful of everyone else’s business — develop a kind of outsider kinship. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 June 2026 The women had been close friends while studying for their doctorates some years earlier, but Catherine has since grown resentful of Leonora’s career, and dismissive of women whose scholarly ambitions come before marital subservience. — Literary Hub, 9 June 2026 Some fans who will be a resentful. — Miami Herald, 8 June 2026 The protest against disco’s proliferation was an expression of white grievance, a resentful recognition that culture does not solely belong to them. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for resentful

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Adjective

Bowles told jurors Millete was angry at May over her yearlong affair with another man and likely poisoned her with the toxic plant hemlock.

— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Yet over our two days together in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, El-Sayed rarely comes across as angry.

— Nik Popli, Time, 8 July 2026

Definition of angry

Adjective

Commission-free brokerages now offer fundamental data, charting packages, stock screeners, and research tools that would have made many professional traders jealous a generation ago.

— byDoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 July 2026
Safe to say, daughters Wyatt, 6, Elliotte, 5, Bennett, 3, and Finn, 1, are going to be more than a little jealous when Mom gets home.

— Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

Definition of jealous

Adjective

His willingness to move to Rio de Janeiro upon taking the job endeared him to the cynical public, as did his decision to call up Neymar to his squad to quieten the noise the forward’s potential exclusion would have brought with it.

— Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Against the run of play, the Atlas Lions won a free kick near the corner of the box after Luc De Fougerolles was booked for a cynical challenge.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Definition of cynical

Adjective

Paul Giamatti playing a man who has grown increasingly embittered but is soft at his core?

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 June 2026
So that journey from being an embittered, grumpy, individual turns into something incredibly progressive, beautiful and quite life-affirming.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026

Definition of embittered

Adjective

Also Wednesday, the team scratched shortstop Mookie Betts from the starting lineup because of a sore right wrist.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Guests who get after it on Vail’s ski slopes and hiking and biking trails can book a CBD massage or pop into the self-care lounge and soothe sore muscles with Hyperice massage guns and Normatec leg compression sleeves.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026

Definition of sore

Adjective

Losing to a rival is bad enough, but how the defeat unfolded is sure to leave a bitter taste in the mouth of one of the greatest strikers ever.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
The empty hotels have now become a bitter symbol of the collapse of an industry once seen as key to Cuba’s economic future.

— Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of bitter

Adjective

His supporters rewarded him with a landslide victory, then held their tongues as the Conservative leader bowed to rancorous calls to resign amid the Partygate scandal after three years in office.

— Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 June 2026
Simon Pegg’s Angels in the Asylum and Cara Delevingne vehicle The Climb both went down amid similarly rancorous stories of producers running into financing issues, despite having committed to crewing up.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 June 2026

Definition of rancorous

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