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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
In an environment where workers are increasingly resentful, the study by financial services company Empower finds younger workers expect double the salary of their older peers to be a success.
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Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Russians became deeply nostalgic for the Soviet Union and resentful of the United States.
—Maria Snegovaya, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
Following the events of the first movie, Lucilla sends Lucius away to Northern Africa without explanation, leaving him alone and resentful, but also with a memory of Maximus’ last stand.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024
However, acquiescing to such requests could create discord among other team members, who might feel deceived and resentful toward the employee who seemingly entered the organization under different pretenses.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resentful
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When customers are angry, representatives by nature are likely to get defensive.Tomas Gorny, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Watching his massive bank of video screens with the angry mob clashing with the Raiders, there seems to be more than a hint of veracity to that intriguing statement.Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Cozy up to the bar inside Paris Bar for a glass of champagne in a room lit so beautifully, Louis Malle would be jealous; or take the elevator to the rooftop Le Jardin for Central Park views, cocktails, and small bites.Shivani Vora, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Sanders later claimed that reporters were jealous of college athletes for earning more money than them.Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Coming-of-age teen comedies were never quite as wonderfully cynical before this movie about four teenage girls whose lives are upended by the arrival of a new kid, played by Christian Slater.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Without any real prospect of serious concessions from Western states, the Taliban became cynical about ever gaining legitimacy on the world stage.Delaney Simon, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2025
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Lip cancer is an oral cancer that first develops on the lips, usually causing an open sore or painful lump.Carrie Madormo, RN, Health, 31 Dec. 2024
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With New Year’s Eve festivities that often lead to sore heads the next day, a slew of brands have responded with solutions that claim to ease the morning after pain and the post-alcohol scaries with supplements, patches and more.Emily Burns, WWD, 31 Dec. 2024
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Collard greens are a beloved staple in Southern and African American cuisine, celebrated for their hearty texture, slightly bitter taste, and ability to absorb bold flavors.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
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The results left the Republicans reduced, bitter and more desperate than ever for a new hero.Peter Goldman, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Contrast that with the current perception of American college campuses (and, to an extent, campuses across the wider world) constantly portrayed as rancorous battlegrounds in the culture wars, where dissenting ideas are often collateral damage, as are those promulgating them.Shaun Carver, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The recent months of campaigning have been volatile and rancorous, underscoring a changing American narrative in which a white, mostly Christian majority is shrinking in the face of a growing multiracial population.Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Resentful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resentful. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.
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