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
• offences
• 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
• offences
• angers
• huffs
• indignations
• irritations
• exasperations
• displeasures
• griefs
• offenses
• peeves
• outrages
• piques
• agitations
• annoyances
• discomforts
• indignities
• perturbations
• umbrages
• dudgeons
• miffs
• upsets
• distresses
• ires
• aggravations
• insults
• 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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of resentments

We're used to seething resentments and bizarre claims, boasts and lies. —Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024

And Butterworth, along with his uncannily simpatico director Sam Mendes, does expert work on the evisceration front, doling out tidbits of decades-old family resentments until just the right moments for the cutting open. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2024

The resentments linked to the conflicts of the 1990s linger close to the surface. —Jeffrey Mankoff, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2017