jealous

[jel-uhs] / ˈdʒɛl əs /

ADJECTIVE

desirous; wary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxious apprehensive attentive envious intolerant possessive protective resentful skeptical suspicious

WEAK

begrudging covetous demanding doubting emulous envying grabby grasping green-eyed grudging guarded invidious jaundiced mistrustful monopolizing possessory questioning rival solicitous vigilant watchful zealous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm content undoubting unworried

WEAK

satisfied trusting unresentful

Example Sentences

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My youngest boy's getting a little bit jealous of that now as well!

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

We were the sort of sisters you are a bit jealous of because we were so close.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

But I think I felt really jealous that he got to go to work every day and just be alone with his thoughts.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Years later Woolf admitted that Mansfield was the only writer she had ever felt jealous of.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

I’m relieved, but also jealous and a little sad, and I’m not sure what else.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison