Thesaurus / be grudging
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synonyms for be grudging
- compulsory
- forced
- spontaneous
- uncontrolled
- unintentional
- automatic
- begrudging
- blind
- conditioned
- grudging
- habitual
- impulsive
- instinctive
- instinctual
- knee-jerk
- obligatory
- reflex
- reflexive
- reluctant
- uncalculated
- unconscious
- unintended
- unmeditated
- unpremeditated
- unprompted
- unthinking
- unwilling
- unwitting
- will-less
- anxious
- apprehensive
- attentive
- envious
- intolerant
- possessive
- protective
- resentful
- skeptical
- suspicious
- begrudging
- covetous
- demanding
- doubting
- emulous
- envying
- grabby
- grasping
- green-eyed
- grudging
- guarded
- invidious
- jaundiced
- mistrustful
- monopolizing
- possessory
- questioning
- rival
- solicitous
- vigilant
- watchful
- zealous
- afraid
- averse
- compelled
- evasive
- forced
- loath
- reluctant
- resistant
- unenthusiastic
- against
- against the grain
- backward
- begrudging
- contrary
- demurring
- disinclined
- disobliging
- grudging
- hesitating
- indisposed
- indocile
- involuntary
- laggard
- malcontent
- opposed
- recalcitrant
- refractory
- remiss
- shrinking
- shy
- slack
- slow
- unaccommodating
- uncheerful
- uncooperative
- uneager
- uninclined
- unobliging
- unready
- unwishful
- wayward
- acrimonious
- biting
- caustic
- fierce
- hateful
- intense
- rancorous
- resentful
- severe
- sour
- stinging
- vitriolic
- alienated
- begrudging
- divided
- embittered
- estranged
- freezing
- sore
- antagonistic
- crabby
- irreconcilable
- morose
- sardonic
- sullen
- virulent
- with chip on shoulder
- discontented
- annoyed
- begrudging
- bothered
- complaining
- disaffected
- disappointed
- disgruntled
- displeased
- fretting
- frustrated
- griping
- grudging
- grumbling
- irked
- jaundiced
- kvetching
- offended
- sniveling
- unhappy
- vexed
- crabby
- critical
- ennuied
- envious
- faultfinding
- fed-up
- fretful
- grumpy
- insatiable
- jealous
- malcontent
- malcontented
- not happy
- not satisfied
- picky
- plaintive
- put out
- querulous
- sulky
- sullen
- unappeased
- unassuaged
- unfulfilled
- ungratified
- unsated
- unsatisfied
- distrustful
- greedy
- suspicious
- watchful
- appetent
- aspiring
- begrudging
- coveting
- covetous
- craving
- desiring
- desirous
- fain
- grasping
- green-eyed
- green with envy
- grudging
- hankering
- invidious
- jaundiced
- longing for
- malicious
- spiteful
- umbrageous
- wishful
- yearning
- compelled
- contrived
- enforced
- involuntary
- mandatory
- unwilling
- affected
- begrudging
- binding
- bound
- coerced
- conscripted
- constrained
- grudging
- labored
- slave
- artificial
- coercive
- factitious
- false
- inflexible
- insincere
- obligatory
- peremptory
- rigid
- stiff
- stringent
- unnatural
- wooden
- grudge
- resentment
- covetousness
- enviousness
- spite
- backbiting
- begrudging
- evil eye
- green-eyed monster
- grudgingness
- jaundiced eye
- resentfulness
- dislike
- begrudge
- grudge
- bear a grudge
- be in a huff
- be insulted
- be offended by
- be put off by
- be rubbed wrong way
- be vexed
- feel bitter
- feel sore
- frown at
- get nose out of joint
- harbor a grudge
- have hard feelings
- object to
- take amiss
- take as an insult
- take exception
- take offense
- take umbrage
- annoy
- begrudge
- beset
- crab
- discomfit
- gall
- grudge
- harass
- harm
- injure
- needle
- nettle
- persecute
- pique
- provoke
- vex
- cramp style
- get even
- hang up
- louse up
- put out
- upset the apple cart
- scrimp
- begrudge
- confine
- define
- grudge
- limit
- penny-pinch
- pinch
- restrain
- save
- scrape
- spare
- squirrel
- stash
- withhold
- be frugal
- be parsimonious
- be sparing
- be stingy
- cut corners
- go easy on
- make ends meet
- roll back
- save for rainy day
- skimp on
- sock away
- tighten belt
- crave
- envy
- lust after
- begrudge
- choose
- fancy
- want
- aspire to
- desiderate
- hanker for
- have eye on
- have hots for
- itch for
- long for
- spoil for
- thirst for
- wish for
- yearn for
- yen for
- ban
- call on
- contradict
- oppose
- rebuff
- refuse
- refute
- reject
- revoke
- turn down
- withhold
- abjure
- abnegate
- begrudge
- contravene
- controvert
- curb
- disallow
- disavow
- disbelieve
- discard
- disclaim
- discredit
- disown
- disprove
- doubt
- eschew
- exclude
- forbid
- forgo
- forsake
- gainsay
- negate
- negative
- nullify
- rebut
- recant
- repudiate
- restrain
- sacrifice
- spurn
- taboo
- veto
- disacknowledge
- enjoin from
- hold back
- keep back
- not buy
- say no to
- take exception to
- turn thumbs down
- begrudge
- covet
- crave
- resent
- yearn
- desire
- grudge
- hanker
- hunger
- long
- lust
- thirst
- want
- be envious
- die over
- eat one's heart out
- have hard feelings
- object to
- turn green
On this page you'll find 551 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to be grudging, such as: compulsory, forced, spontaneous, uncontrolled, unintentional, and automatic.
antonyms for be grudging
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- accept
- allow
- approve
- OK
- ratify
- sanction
- support
- acknowledge
- admit
- agree
- aid
- assist
- believe
- claim
- concur
- credit
- embrace
- help
- keep
- permit
- trust
- validate
- welcome
- accede
- affirm
- concede
- confess
- corroborate
- go along
- grant
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