Synonyms for jealous
ˈdʒɛl əsjeal·ous

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1. jealous

   One is envious who cherishes selfish ill will toward another because of his superior success, endowments, possessions, or the like. A person is envious of that which is another's, and to which he himself has no right or claim; he is jealous of intrusion upon that which is his own, or to which he maintains a right or claim. An envious spirit is always bad; a jealous spirit may be good or bad, according to its object and tendency. A free people must be jealous of their liberties if they would retain them. One is suspicious of another from unfavorable indications or from a knowledge of wrong in his previous conduct, or even without reason. Compare DOUBT.

   Synonyms:
   envious, suspicious

   Antonyms:
   contented, friendly, kindly, satisfied, trustful, well-disposed

   Preposition:
   Envious of (formerly at or against) a person; envious of his wealth or power; envious of him for, because of, on account of his wealth or power.

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1. jealous

   Synonyms:
   envious, self-anxious, covetous, invidious, suspicious

   Antonyms:
   unenvious, liberal, genial, self-denying, indifferent, unjealous

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1. covetous, envious, jealousadjective

   showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

   "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection"

   Synonyms:
   grabby, grasping, greedy, avaricious, covetous, green-eyed, envious, prehensile, overjealous

   Antonyms:
   undesirous, trusting, undesiring, trustful

2. jealous, green-eyed, overjealousadjective

   suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival

   "a jealous lover"

   Synonyms:
   green-eyed, envious, overjealous, covetous

   Antonyms:
   trusting, undesiring, undesirous, trustful

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1. jealousadjective

   Synonyms:
   suspicious (especially of being supplanted in the affections of another)

2. jealousadjective

   Synonyms:
   anxious, apprehensive, solicitous

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1. jealousadjective

   Synonyms:
   suspicious, distrustful

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1. List of paraphrases for "jealous":

   jalous, envious, jealousy, envy

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How to use jealous in a sentence?

1. Jim Burroughs:

   I don't believe these feelings are mutually exclusive, i think you can admire what someone has, but also be jealous of what they have as a result of these implicit comparisons to yourself. So when you see the' real housewife' who drives a Bentley you can simultaneously admire her and resent her.

2. RAMANA PEMMARAJU:

   You boast what you already have yet feel insecure and jealous when you find the same in others. That's how fragile you're, Grow Up!

3. Parker Sawyers:

   Now he's really jealous.

4. Isaac Hanson, you know the nerd bender:

   Harry, your just jealous cuz I can get ginger pussy and you cant, so fuck you

5. Prince Harry:

   I am very excited and the children are too. I went out to see a family that is going with me… that little girl is 11 and I’ve looked after her since she was 6 months and she is very excited. Everybody is very jealous at [her] school, she’s going to get all dolled up.