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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
Drug Church usually drop songs about down-on-their luck kids, blue collar strivers, and jealous folks intent on dragging their compatriots down.
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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2026
Unfortunately, the Witch of Waste gets jealous and casts a spell on Sophie that alters her age.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Also, Ciara wants to make West jealous?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
Honestly, these eggs would make highlighters jealous.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2026
Unfortunately, the Witch of Waste gets jealous and casts a spell on Sophie that alters her age.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Also, Ciara wants to make West jealous?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
Honestly, these eggs would make highlighters jealous.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for jealous
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
Adjective
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Mays’ Salieri is at once aghast at such loutish behavior and bitterly envious that Mozart is exceptional enough to get away with it.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Ward gives a softly wrenching performance as the protective but roilingly envious Harry, whose own musical dreams were lapped by his brother’s talent, and who must eventually admit the limits of his influence.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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According to Rachel, the plan had been initiated by Shelia, who had grown increasingly resentful of Skylar.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
6 Mar. 2026
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Those who observed him closely often described him as deeply resentful and unforgiving.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The malicious actor hacked into Weiss’s contact’s Telegram, arranged a video call with him, and attempted to run a script on his computer to get his passwords.—
Carlos Garcia,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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There’s nothing malicious or negative about [their split].—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Jealous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealous. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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