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jealous
adjective as in desirous; wary
Strongest matches
anxious, apprehensive, attentive, envious, intolerant, possessive, protective, resentful, skeptical, suspicious
Weak matches
begrudging, covetous, demanding, doubting, emulous, envying, grabby, grasping, green-eyed, grudging, guarded, invidious, jaundiced, mistrustful, monopolizing, possessory, questioning, rival, solicitous, vigilant, watchful, zealous
Example Sentences
The popular GP had been jealous of his wife's friendship with other men.
She has told BBC News NI she feels “jealous, angry, upset and scared” that she cannot access the same treatment as her twin sister.
He also denied that a toothache caused him to "lose his temper", or that he was "jealous" of Shemwell's relationship with the baby's father.
Marx: I’m very jealous that he has an alcohol company.
In the days before the killing, Holly had ended their relationship, with MacPhail later admitting in court he was "angry" and "jealous".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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