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Synonyms for jealous
ˈdʒɛl əsjeal·ous
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, suspiciousAntonyms:
contented, friendly, kindly, satisfied, trustful, well-disposedPreposition:
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.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
jealous
Synonyms:
envious, self-anxious, covetous, invidious, suspiciousAntonyms:
unenvious, liberal, genial, self-denying, indifferent, unjealous
Princeton's WordNet
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, overjealousAntonyms:
undesirous, trusting, undesiring, trustfuljealous, green-eyed, overjealousadjective
suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
"a jealous lover"
Synonyms:
green-eyed, envious, overjealous, covetousAntonyms:
trusting, undesiring, undesirous, trustful
Dictionary of English Synonymes
jealousadjective
Synonyms:
suspicious (especially of being supplanted in the affections of another)jealousadjective
Synonyms:
anxious, apprehensive, solicitous
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
jealousadjective
Synonyms:
suspicious, distrustful
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#200707 | prehensile | |
#247191 | grabby |
How to use jealous in a sentence?
I'm jealous of the owners of the cave, i have signed books, letters, photos, legal documents, checks, autograph albums, and even an opera fan, but no signed cave -- not sure where I'd put it if I did have one.
I know you're proud and you should be able to say that, but I'm just warning you, that'll probably make other kids jealous and they won't know how to handle that feeling.
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!
Ben Jealous is kind of the progressive candidate running against Rushern Baker, who is more the establishment-type candidate, it does have some echoes of Bernie Sanders versus Clinton from two years ago.
The owner is a guy named Mort Zuckerman who’s got a total inferiority complex and he’s had [it] for years, he’s jealous as hell because he would have loved to have done it himself.
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- غيور, حسودArabic
- раўнівыBelarusian
- ревнивBulgarian
- gelósCatalan, Valencian
- žárlivýCzech
- jalouxDanish
- eifersüchtigGerman
- ζηλιάρης, ζηλότυπος, ζηλόφθονοςGreek
- celoso, envidiosoSpanish
- غیرتیPersian
- kateellinen, mustasukkainenFinnish
- jaloux, jalouseFrench
- éadmharIrish
- eudmhor, farmadachScottish Gaelic
- מקנאHebrew
- ईर्ष्याHindi
- féltékeny, féltőHungarian
- նախանձախնդիր, նախանձոտ, խանդոտArmenian
- gelosa, gelosoItalian
- 嫉妬深い, 嫉妬, 妬ましいJapanese
- ប្រច័ណ្ឌ, ច្រណែនKhmer
- љубоморенMacedonian
- jaloersDutch
- misunnelig, sjaluNorwegian
- zazdrosnyPolish
- ciumentoPortuguese
- gelosRomanian
- ревнивый, ревностный, завидующий, завистливый, ревнующийRussian
- љубоморан, ljubomoranSerbo-Croatian
- žiarlivýSlovak
- ljubosumenSlovene
- avundsjuk, svartsjukSwedish
- ఈర్ష్యTelugu
- selosTagalog
- ревнивийUkrainian
- ghen tuôngVietnamese
- 嫉妒的Chinese
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