Synonyms of resenting

resenting

verb

present participle of resent

as in envying

to have a resentful awareness of and desire for (another's possessions or advantages) or to feel resentment toward (someone) over possessions or advantages

a public prosecutor who resents the nice clothes, fancy car, and big house that his old law school classmate has

always resented her baby brother, whom her parents doted on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• envying
• begrudging
• wanting
• coveting
• desiring
• craving
• dying (for)
• wishing (for)
• panting (after)
• yearning (for)
• itching (for)
• hungering (for)
• longing (for)
• hankering (for or after)
• aching (for)
• thirsting (for)
• lusting (for or after)
• salivating
• jonesing (for)
• yenning (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of resenting

If work interrupts family time, name the boundary and offer a practical alternative instead of quietly resenting everyone involved. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026

Dern replaced Carter as some sort of actress perhaps resenting her elder-stateswoman status. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 May 2026

At the time, many people who had previously toiled in the fields shifted to working long shifts in cramped, and often dangerous manufacturing and textile facilities while increasingly resenting the industrialists who owned the factories. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026

Stop resenting her presumptiveness and talk to her. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026

Thanking someone for thinking of you, but declining an invitation will be more respectful to the invitee and yourself than resenting the commitment later. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025

Instead of resenting rivals, recognize that their efforts to raise the bar ultimately benefit your business, too, by attracting more customers, increasing overall demand and driving innovation across the board. — Levi King, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025