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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
Xi’s brand of resentful nationalism, meanwhile, comes with a strong anti-American streak, and security apparatchiks see CIA spies everywhere.
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Andy Browne, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
When made on a grand, industrial scale, art requires a team, always with the risk of significant contributors feeling discarded or resentful.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
But being attuned to our own needs and desires tends to leave us feeling more satisfied and fulfilled and less resentful and angry.
—Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Angered when his ally Munim Khan was replaced by Shams-ud-din as vakil (prime minister), Adham Khan, who was already resentful after his recall from Malwa, stormed into the court with his supporters on May 16, 1562, and murdered Shams-ud-din in the audience hall.
—Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Andy Browne, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
When made on a grand, industrial scale, art requires a team, always with the risk of significant contributors feeling discarded or resentful.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
But being attuned to our own needs and desires tends to leave us feeling more satisfied and fulfilled and less resentful and angry.
—Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Angered when his ally Munim Khan was replaced by Shams-ud-din as vakil (prime minister), Adham Khan, who was already resentful after his recall from Malwa, stormed into the court with his supporters on May 16, 1562, and murdered Shams-ud-din in the audience hall.
—Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resentful
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Linda Hyde, a Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards member since 2014, boarded her Southwest flight on May 21 at Miami International Airport humiliated and angry.—
Ella Moore
Updated May 29,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Elder’s sculpture was sitting outside of Bee Hive KC over Memorial Day Weekend when a man who was visibly angry allegedly began vandalizing the honeybee, according to Elder.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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In other words, billionaires being jealous of other billionaires.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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In India, classical knowledge was the jealous preserve of the Brahmanic caste.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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To start the second half, Australia captain Henry Hutchison made a try-saving tackle on Tristan Leyds, who was then sin-binned for a cynical foul.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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His social commentary reflected disgust with the unfettered capitalism of the Gilded Age, and his cynical aphorisms became widely quoted.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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Fitton-Brown says most Uyghur fighters in Syria were largely recruited from embittered Uyghur exiles who had never been to Afghanistan or Pakistan.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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Lindsay looks at old photos of them online with a half-wistful, half-embittered expression, but ultimately blocks him.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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In the circle, the junior allowed just four hits and struck out nine despite a sore arm.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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Righty reliever Garrett Whitlock had an injection for his sore left knee on Wednesday night.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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This collection of poems—Orr’s thirteenth—bears bitter witness to environmental degradation, moral corruption, and the aging of a body and of a generation, all viewed from a bird’s eye, wrapped in the language and tone of myth.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Latest in bitter back-and-forth The sour words about each candidate’s PAC connections are only the latest in a bitter back-and-forth between the two Democrat women.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
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The meeting was mostly a polite affair, free from some of the rancorous shouting in past IACC meetings.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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After long and sometimes rancorous negotiations to get the state of Illinois to help build their new football palace, either in Arlington Heights or on the lakefront, the Bears seemingly gave up Thursday and went full-metal Hoosier.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Resentful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resentful. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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