Thesaurus / resentfulness
other words for resentfulness
MOST RELEVANT
- acerbity
- acrimony
- animosity
- animus
- annoyance
- antagonism
- bad feeling
- bitterness
- choler
- cynicism
- displeasure
- dudgeon
- embitterment
- exacerbation
- exasperation
- fog
- fury
- gall
- grudge
- huff
- hurt
- ill feeling
- ill will
- indignation
- ire
- irritation
- malice
- malignity
- miff
- offense
- outrage
- passion
- perturbation
- pique
- rage
- rancor
- rancorousness
- rise
- spite
- umbrage
- vehemence
- vexation
- virulence
- virulency
- wrath
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"I shall be so sorry if there is anything of sulkiness or resentfulness in Molly," she said to herself.
GRANDMOTHER DEARMRS. MOLESWORTH
They had no curiosity, no resentfulness; otherwise they, too, might have dared to break the San Blas law.
I suppose, exclaimed the woman with sharp resentfulness, that your sympathies are with that shameless nurse.
THE BEST POLICYELLIOTT FLOWER
Helen laughed, but Tommy looked at him with a resentfulness.
NATIVE SONT. D. HAMM
Nor was there any quiver of that honest resentfulness he longed to see.
THE FATE OF FELIX BRANDFLORENCE FINCH KELLY
At last he raised his head and stared at Toole, more in sorrow than in resentfulness.
THE WATER GOATS AND OTHER TROUBLESELLIS PARKER BUTLER
Moreover, I began to observe a kind of resentfulness in Mr. Turton's demeanour, and especially in his wife's.
CHATTERBOX, 1905.VARIOUS
In his spirit was the ferment of a resentfulness absolutely without logical object.
THE SILENT PLACESSTEWARD EDWARD WHITE
He did not like his spells of fawning loquacity and bursts of resentfulness.
END OF THE TETHERJOSEPH CONRAD
Nothing of anger, no resentfulness, disfigured the calm serenity of his pale features.
DAVENPORT DUNN, VOLUME 2 (OF 2)CHARLES JAMES LEVER
WORDS RELATED TO RESENTFULNESS
- acerbity
- acrimony
- animosity
- animus
- antagonism
- antipathy
- aversion
- bad blood
- bile
- dudgeon
- enmity
- grudge
- hardness of heart
- harshness
- hate
- hatred
- hostility
- ill feeling
- ill will
- malevolence
- malice
- malignity
- mordacity
- pique
- resentfulness
- resentment
- retaliation
- revengefulness
- ruthlessness
- spite
- spitefulness
- spleen
- umbrage
- uncharitableness
- unfriendliness
- variance
- vengeance
- vengefulness
- venom
- vindictiveness
- virulence
- acerbity
- acrimony
- animosity
- animus
- annoyance
- antagonism
- bad feeling
- bitterness
- choler
- cynicism
- displeasure
- dudgeon
- embitterment
- exacerbation
- exasperation
- fog
- fury
- gall
- grudge
- huff
- hurt
- ill feeling
- ill will
- indignation
- ire
- irritation
- malice
- malignity
- miff
- offense
- outrage
- passion
- perturbation
- pique
- rage
- rancor
- resentfulness
- rise
- spite
- umbrage
- vehemence
- vexation
- virulence
- virulency
- wrath
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.