as in jealous
having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantages
a family that is envious of their neighbors' big house
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Recent Examples of envious
The defense narrative painted Cassie as emotionally envious of Porter, but many online didn’t buy it — especially after video footage from 2016 surfaced showing Combs violently attacking Cassie in a hotel hallway.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 July 2025
Trump is openly envious of oil-rich Gulf States and the leaders who luxuriate in opulent grandeur, while free to repress anyone in their countries who complains about all that.
—Chris Brennan, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Got to meet Mickey Mantle, which still makes long-time Fox 61 colleague Rich Coppola envious.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
This included writers like Toni Cade Bambara (who became Morrison’s lifelong friend), Gayl Jones (of whose talent Morrison was envious) and Leon Forrest (legendary Chicago writer and longtime professor at Northwestern).
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 July 2025
Trump is openly envious of oil-rich Gulf States and the leaders who luxuriate in opulent grandeur, while free to repress anyone in their countries who complains about all that.
—Chris Brennan, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Got to meet Mickey Mantle, which still makes long-time Fox 61 colleague Rich Coppola envious.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
This included writers like Toni Cade Bambara (who became Morrison’s lifelong friend), Gayl Jones (of whose talent Morrison was envious) and Leon Forrest (legendary Chicago writer and longtime professor at Northwestern).
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for envious
jealous
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Hera, supposedly queen of the heavens, spent much of her time jealous and vengeful.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Just as Brooke and Sam start warming up to each other, Murphy does what Murphy does best: The finale ends with Brooke getting hit by a car driven by her drunk, jealous frenemy Nicole (Tammy Lynn Michaels).—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Envious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envious. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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