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begrudging

ADJECTIVE
bitter
Synonyms
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acrimonious biting caustic fierce hateful intense rancorous resentful severe sour stinging vitriolic
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alienated divided embittered freezing sore
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antagonistic crabby irreconcilable morose sardonic sullen virulent with chip on shoulder
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calm friendly kind mild nice pleasant sweet
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agreeable bland content genial good helping wonderful
ADJECTIVE
dissatisfied
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discontented
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annoyed bothered complaining disaffected disappointed disgruntled displeased fretting frustrated griping grudging grumbling irked jaundiced kvetching offended sniveling unhappy vexed
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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
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contented happy pleased satisfied
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fulfilled gratified
ADJECTIVE
envious
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distrustful greedy suspicious watchful
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appetent aspiring coveting covetous craving desiring desirous fain grasping green with envy green-eyed grudging hankering invidious jaundiced longing for malicious spiteful umbrageous wishful yearning
Antonyms
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comfortable content kind pleased unenvious
ADJECTIVE
forced
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compelled contrived enforced involuntary mandatory unwilling
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affected binding bound coerced conscripted constrained grudging labored slave
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artificial coercive factitious false inflexible insincere obligatory peremptory rigid stiff stringent unnatural wooden
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voluntary
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noncompulsory spontaneous unforced
ADJECTIVE
involuntary
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compulsory forced spontaneous uncontrolled unintentional
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automatic blind conditioned grudging habitual impulsive instinctive instinctual knee-jerk obligatory reflex reflexive reluctant uncalculated unconscious unintended unmeditated unpremeditated unprompted unthinking unwilling unwitting will-less
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deliberate intended planned voluntary
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conscious intentional unforced
ADJECTIVE
jealous
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anxious apprehensive attentive envious intolerant possessive protective resentful skeptical suspicious
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covetous demanding doubting emulous envying grabby grasping green-eyed grudging guarded invidious jaundiced mistrustful monopolizing possessory questioning rival solicitous vigilant watchful zealous
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calm content undoubting unworried
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satisfied trusting unresentful
ADJECTIVE
unwilling
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afraid averse compelled evasive forced loath reluctant resistant unenthusiastic
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against against the grain backward 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
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eager enthusiastic ready willing
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prepared
NOUN
jealousy
Synonyms
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grudge resentment
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covetousness enviousness spite
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backbiting evil eye green-eyed monster grudgingness jaundiced eye resentfulness

Example Sentences

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Experts say this genre, dubbed "AI slop" by some critics and begrudging viewers, is taking over social media feeds.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

McKinnon heard the pride and sadness that crept into her grandmother’s voice and, because hope can’t be sustained indefinitely, a begrudging acceptance of his fate.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024

The Weimar Republic, the more tolerant democratic government that existed before Hitler, recognized the rights of trans people, though in a begrudging, limited way.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2023

I want this to be a sort of begrudging connection.’”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2023

I left the shop wearing a pair of rubber boots so large my sneakers fit inside and so heavy it was difficult to keep up with my begrudging guide.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs