Synonyms of resents

resents

verb

present tense third-person singular of resent

as in envies

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

• envies
• begrudges
• wants
• covets
• craves
• desires
• dies (for)
• wishes (for)
• yearns (for)
• pants (after)
• longs (for)
• hungers (for)
• hankers (for or after)
• lusts (for or after)
• itches (for)
• thirsts (for)
• aches (for)
• salivates
• joneses (for)
• yens (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of resents

Even if city brass resents the reality that hip-hop made Atlanta the Black mecca, there are plenty of artists who don’t. —Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025