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 there have been many groups in music history where the woman becomes the face of the group and the guys get resentful. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026 Meanwhile, Tom’s rebellious teenaged son, Evan (Kingston Rumi Southwick), has fallen in with a delinquent crowd out of sheer boredom, resentful that he’s never been allowed to leave the island. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 June 2026 That leaves the volatile Joanne feeling shut out and bitterly resentful. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for resentful

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Adjective

At first, Jack felt angry to know his Parkinson’s was likely linked to service to his country.

— Nicole Borman, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
The Secret Service’s actual procedures turn out to be more like guidelines that can be discarded if the president is sufficiently angry—which, from the standpoint of safeguarding democracy, constitutes a fairly concerning loophole.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Definition of angry

Adjective

His length would make most of the offensive tackles in this class jealous, and his ability to move and find the ball at his size is rare.

— Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 22 July 2026
By 1992, Fisher had grown jealous of Buttafuoco's wife, Mary Jo, and took it upon herself to eliminate her.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of jealous

Adjective

Tentpoles with integrity will be especially important as generative AI makes the industry’s appetite for replicable content more cynical by the day.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 July 2026
In its portrayal of cross-gender relations, the series is consistently cruel to women, insulting to men, empathetic toward nobody and cynical about everything.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026

Definition of cynical

Adjective

Page, an imposing figure in his double-breasted suit, can add a seductive lilt to his booming bass or an icy edge that provides a peek into his embittered soul.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
An embittered fanbase is seeing reason to buy back into its team.

— Katie Woo, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of embittered

Adjective

What’s actually opening (and what’s gone) The 300 block of Houston Street, long a sore spot after Reata Restaurant left for the Tower in 2024, may soon show signs of life.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
But don’t let a sore back prevent you from tackling this gardening task.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 25 July 2026

Definition of sore

Adjective

An Old Tom gin, with its softer profile and slight sweetness, can round out the drink but may also compromise the precise balance of bitter, sweet and dry that defines a true Negroni.

— Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Young grapes lack sugars that would otherwise bind with bitter-tasting phenols in wildfire smoke.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 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

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