as in resented
to have a resentful awareness of and desire for (another's possessions or advantages) or to feel resentment toward (someone) over possessions or advantages
I don't begrudge you your success—you earned it
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Recent Examples of begrudged
Alberto Mendoza hasn’t begrudged the attention his brother has received this season.
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Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
After the game of a lifetime, few would have begrudged Guglielmo Vicario the chance to revel in his brilliance.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Nobody has begrudged Isak wanting a move to a bigger club with an immediate chance of more glory and money.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
But one wonders if John ever begrudged his brother’s surpassing him as a poet.
—Gregory Jusdanis, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Bad Bunny wrote this as a somber yet urgent plea to protect Puerto Rico’s land and resources from exploitation—and the song features the sound of the coquí, a tiny diva of a frog whose chirps are beloved to islanders—but begrudged by clueless tourists.
—Suzy Exposito, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2025
Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
After the game of a lifetime, few would have begrudged Guglielmo Vicario the chance to revel in his brilliance.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Nobody has begrudged Isak wanting a move to a bigger club with an immediate chance of more glory and money.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
But one wonders if John ever begrudged his brother’s surpassing him as a poet.
—Gregory Jusdanis, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Bad Bunny wrote this as a somber yet urgent plea to protect Puerto Rico’s land and resources from exploitation—and the song features the sound of the coquí, a tiny diva of a frog whose chirps are beloved to islanders—but begrudged by clueless tourists.
—Suzy Exposito, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begrudged
resented
Verb
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Frankly, many of my teaching colleagues resented all the micromanaging, frequent meetings, and constant paperwork.—
Chris Talgo,
Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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Some of the petition’s signatories were Democratic voters, but its loudest advocates were conservative businesspeople who resented the lockdown, and a campaign against the recall, led by the strategist Juan Rodriguez, painted the effort as a bad-faith Republican power grab.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Begrudged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begrudged. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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