Synonyms of resentments

resentments

noun

plural of resentment

1

as in grudges

a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong

if you continue to harbor resentment toward your father, you'll never be able to move on with your life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grudges
• grievances
• hostilities
• scores
• downs
• animosities
• condemnations
• antagonisms
• enmities
• antipathies
• complaints
• malices
• spleens
• spites
• offenses
• rancors
• piques
• peeves
• venoms
• umbrages
• malevolences
• dudgeons
• huffs
• despites

2

as in frustrations

the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity

my resentment at being spoken to like I'm stupid

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frustrations
• angers
• huffs
• indignations
• irritations
• exasperations
• offenses
• displeasures
• griefs
• peeves
• outrages
• piques
• agitations
• annoyances
• discomforts
• indignities
• perturbations
• umbrages
• dudgeons
• miffs
• upsets
• distresses
• insults
• ires
• aggravations
• vexations
• disturbances
• slights
• tantrums
• tempers
• sulks
• barbs
• affronts
• pets
• slurs
• danders
• pouts
• brickbats
• digs
• botherations
• tizzies
• bothers
• fits
• put-downs
• slaps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfactions
• gratifications
• pleasures
• delights
• appeasements
• contentments
• mollifications
• pacifications

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of resentments

This year, spooky season might feel legitimately haunted by the ghosts of hurts, betrayals, and resentments past. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026

Instead, there’s a lot of exaggerated yelling about decade-old resentments. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

But the lingering resentments are probably rooted in your feelings about his grandfather – your brother – and the boy’s parents. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

His solution is that Democrats need to take the fairness questions seriously in order to cleave them away from racial resentments. — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

There are of course unavoidable parallels between the stories of Kiritsis and Mangione, including the fact that both men were celebrated as folk heroes by some people who identified with their broader resentments. — Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

When their ailing mother comes to live with them, old resentments resurface, forcing both women to confront grief, faith, ambition, and the fragile bonds that hold a family together. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026

While the haunting serial murders are the mainstay within the show, Kay also smartly addresses resentments in the police department between patrol cops and detectives and even officers who turn on each other. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

The window of opportunity shut right back down, a phenomenon that Arendt explored here by explaining that the close, no longer merely economic connection between the aristocracy and the Jews led to new resentments. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026