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as in possessive
intolerant of rivalry or unfaithfulness
a boyfriend who became jealous whenever she paid attention to anyone but him
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as in envious
having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantages
was jealous of his friend's great popularity with the girls
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Recent Examples of jealous
However, this led to many feeling somewhat jealous and threatened by her access to Queen Elizabeth.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
And his diagnosis of jealous hatred—where enjoying other people’s mistakes becomes your lifeblood, and knocking down your rivals becomes a reason to exist—still feels fresh and alive.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
As both women became more famous, tension grew in their friendship, such as when Lovato was seemingly jealous of Gomez’s relationship with Taylor Swift.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
A lot of the reports about Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton center around Markle being jealous of Middleton.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 12 Apr. 2026
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
And his diagnosis of jealous hatred—where enjoying other people’s mistakes becomes your lifeblood, and knocking down your rivals becomes a reason to exist—still feels fresh and alive.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
As both women became more famous, tension grew in their friendship, such as when Lovato was seemingly jealous of Gomez’s relationship with Taylor Swift.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
A lot of the reports about Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton center around Markle being jealous of Middleton.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealous
Adjective
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Nancy is hurt and bitter that Jim left her, as well as possessive of you and her sister.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Creature thinks his suffering can only cease if it is replicated in another, and expresses this desire through possessive, dehumanizing language.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
7 Mar. 2026
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Bell is a revelation as the nebbish, envious and conflictedly aroused Niall — a desperate man hiding from others and himself.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Hathaway proved why People chose her for the cover of its World’s Most Beautiful issue, wearing a Louis Vuitton dress in a color of red that would make the devil himself envious.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
21 Apr. 2026
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Starring Elordi and Barry Keoghan, Fennell’s dark comedy about class resentment and covetous destruction was sold on the promise of erotic excess.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2026
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For most players, that amount of storage is realistically enough for all but the most covetous data hoarders.—
Matt Kamen,
Wired News,
3 Aug. 2025
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Xi’s brand of resentful nationalism, meanwhile, comes with a strong anti-American streak, and security apparatchiks see CIA spies everywhere.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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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
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The 31-year-old man was charged Wednesday with malicious destruction of property and possessing substances to operate a meth lab.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Court records show that 31-year-old Xin Tong was charged with malicious destruction of a building over $20,000 and operating/maintaining a lab involving methamphetamine.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Jealous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealous. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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