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resentful
adjective as in hostile
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- 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
Example Sentences
That same vibe of resentful mediocrity is shot throughout the videos created by Project 2025 meant to train Trump's political appointees in how to bully their underlings.
Evacuees may feel incredibly grateful for their hosts’ support while at the same time feeling resentful of their more stable living circumstances.
As Jason Stanley puts it, “Authoritarians…erase history… seeking to separate us from our own history to destroy our self-understanding and leave us unmoored, resentful, and confused.”
Whether this philanthropy was designed to appease resentful citizens or motivated by genuine care for their communities is debatable.
A few adults surveyed, however, still felt resentful about their parents lying to them.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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