Definitions

resentful

[ri-zent-fuhl] / rɪˈzɛnt fəl /

ADJECTIVE

hostile

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belligerent bitter hateful spiteful unsympathetic

WEAK

acrimonious adverse alien allergic anti argumentative bellicose catty chill cold competitive contentious contrary disapproving dour embittered hard ill-disposed inhospitable inimical malevolent malicious malignant militant nasty opposed opposite oppugnant ornery pugnacious rancorous scrappy sour surly unfavorable unfriendly unkind unpropitious unsociable unwelcoming viperous virulent vitriolic warlike

Antonyms

STRONGEST

helping kind nice pleasant

Example Sentences

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On Porchlight, he imagines the resentful reaction of a relative who thinks he's grown too big for his boots.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

When made on a grand, industrial scale, art requires a team, always with the risk of significant contributors feeling discarded or resentful.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

At the same time, the results of the study also suggest that coalition building is possible, even among the racially resentful.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026

Mr. Eyman draws a picture of “an increasingly resentful child . . . dragged through a succession of cow towns and surrogate fathers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

He flopped over resentful in his agony and pretended sleep.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

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