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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Experiments have shown that when people feel deprived or resentful, they become significantly more prone to gamble.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

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

Beyond that, the main point of similarity between Bessette and Diana is that the paparazzi hounded both – Diana to death, and Bessette to resentful exhaustion.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

Doc Daneeka jerked his head up quickly with resentful distrust.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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