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jealous

[jel-uhs] / ˈdʒɛl əs /
ADJECTIVE
desirous; wary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anxious apprehensive attentive envious intolerant possessive protective resentful skeptical suspicious
WEAK
begrudging covetous demanding doubting emulous envying grabby grasping green-eyed grudging guarded invidious jaundiced mistrustful monopolizing possessory questioning rival solicitous vigilant watchful zealous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm content undoubting unworried
WEAK
satisfied trusting unresentful

Example Sentences

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“I’m going to take that to mean that you’re jealous of my linguistic talent, and that you’re not at all suggesting that I’m cheating.”

From Literature

My youngest boy's getting a little bit jealous of that now as well!

From BBC

Guilty for the jealous thoughts I harbored, I took advantage of the crowd and made my escape downstairs.

From Literature

If I am honest I think I was a little jealous, and maybe this was why I was heartily sick of hearing Mutti going on and on about her confounded elephant.

From Literature

Two boys in matching Oakview High cross-country shirts barrel past me, and I’m so jealous of them I want to scream.

From Literature

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.