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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
The shooter was soon identified as a former physics classmate thought to have been jealous of Loureiro’s success.
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Faye Flam, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
Suzanna views the world with a sort of jealous estrangement, refusing to make sense of fundamentals such as death.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Jack, alone and jealous, watches as parents say goodbye to their children before the fateful plane ride.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
On the other side, Altman and OpenAI—along with Microsoft, OpenAI’s biggest investor—have argued that Musk is merely jealous.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
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Faye Flam, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
Suzanna views the world with a sort of jealous estrangement, refusing to make sense of fundamentals such as death.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Jack, alone and jealous, watches as parents say goodbye to their children before the fateful plane ride.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
On the other side, Altman and OpenAI—along with Microsoft, OpenAI’s biggest investor—have argued that Musk is merely jealous.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealous
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Overall, the series toned down Garrett’s possessive, over-protective tendencies while keeping true to his Big Man on Campus/hockey dynasty character.—
Jennifer McClellan,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Instead, Nikki’s love spirals into something violent, possessive and terrifying.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Agents, anchors and others in the ecosystem are looking outside of the TV glass, envious of TV alumni like Hasan or Megyn Kelly, who found success on the other side, cognizant of the way the wind is blowing.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 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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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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But while Julie was raised by her struggling, resentful aunt, Chloe was adopted by the rich VanHuusen family.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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As the perpetually resentful Racine, Young has a brash, edgy freshness.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
15 May 2026
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The Celeste team argues that large, heavy drones pose a serious cybersecurity risk, as they could be hijacked and used for harm by malicious hackers.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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That’s not necessarily malicious.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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“Jealous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealous. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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