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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“People are jealous of the credibility they’ve created, but that’s not something a marketing budget can buy,” Gastman added.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

I’m jealous that Michigan has figured it out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“Here is a woman who has never been particularly jealous of any other woman, realizing that she deeply envies this chair,” the film’s narrator, voiced by Melanie Griffith, says.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

Nursery practitioner Elizabeth Burton told the court that Bennett had a "jealous attachment" with five children and would "take control" of them.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Anya was so jealous, she could hardly stand it.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

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