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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
Cassie previously testified that Diddy, in a jealous rage, threatened to blow up Kid Cudi’s car.
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 22 May 2025
Cudi said Combs’ jealous rage culminated with a firebombing of his Porsche outside his Hollywood Hills home in January 2012.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Despite her love for her girlfriend, Green can’t help but feel jealous over Six’s massive star power and fame.
—Isle McElroy, Vulture, 21 May 2025
The time the two spent together would cause Combs to fly into a jealous and even criminal rage.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 17 May 2025
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 22 May 2025
Cudi said Combs’ jealous rage culminated with a firebombing of his Porsche outside his Hollywood Hills home in January 2012.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Despite her love for her girlfriend, Green can’t help but feel jealous over Six’s massive star power and fame.
—Isle McElroy, Vulture, 21 May 2025
The time the two spent together would cause Combs to fly into a jealous and even criminal rage.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealous
Adjective
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And Doyle showed even more possessive behavior that C.C. found troubling.—
Chris Young Ritzen,
CBS News,
10 May 2025
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The moon’s clash with Mars amplifies passions and possessive thoughts!—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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Newcastle are determined to rebuff interest in Livramento, with some of Europe’s top clubs casting envious glances.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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For the past 10 season the Brock baseball team has been on an envious run.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 May 2025
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Image Meet Me at the Crossroads by Megan Giddings The sudden appearance of seven mysterious doors across the world draws attention from religious sects, covetous billionaires and everyday people who speculate over what lies on the other side.—
Laura Thompson,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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His approach, on and off the pitch, has had a transformative effect and as Palace seek to secure him on a new contract, there have been covetous glances cast in his direction from clubs in the German Bundesliga.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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After dodging several audience questions about an Office reboot during his opening monologue-turned-Q&A, Carell started getting peppered with resentful recriminations from his own former costars.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
29 May 2025
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The complexities of her character mirrored in her stony, resentful stare, in her grim, unforgiving mouth, will always baffle and enthrall.—
E.R. Zarevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 May 2025
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This is the threat potential given commonalities despite seemingly different developers, and those links to malicious domains.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Mandiant found ads for over 30 such malicious websites; most were posted on Facebook but a handful of them appeared on LinkedIn.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2025
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“Jealous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealous. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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