jealous

adjective

ˈje-ləs How to pronounce jealous (audio)
Definition of jealousnext
1
as in possessive
intolerant of rivalry or unfaithfulness a boyfriend who became jealous whenever she paid attention to anyone but him

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2
as in envious
having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantages was jealous of his friend's great popularity with the girls

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Recent Examples of jealous To celebrate their new and improved situation (and make some landlocked folks jealous), the pair recently teamed up for a hilarious joint Instagram video. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 There are other things at play as well; Todd is clearly jealous of his wife’s relationship with her Vice President and Kate is aware that her husband has a certain charm. — Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026 Listen to Spade discuss feeling jealous on SNL in the podcast above. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026 Panthea then gets angry at Karen, saying that Karen is jealous of her and her relationship with her husband. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jealous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealous
  1. possessive
  2. envious
  3. covetous
  4. resentful
  5. malicious
Adjective
  • One of her sisters, Sierra Francis, was especially horrified by Miller’s possessive nature.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The friends told police that Benedict had become possessive of Pitulic, and had accused her of cheating.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Definition of possessive
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  • During a recent episode of his and Dana Carvey’s Fly on the Wall podcast, the 62-year-old explained how being envious of other Saturday Night Live cast members pushed him to become a better comedian.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026
  • To hear the National Weather Service tell it, a postcard weather picture awaits the Bay Area this weekend — the kind that makes those who live outside the region a bit envious from afar.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of envious
Adjective
  • Starring Elordi and Barry Keoghan, Fennell’s dark comedy about class resentment and covetous destruction was sold on the promise of erotic excess.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
  • For most players, that amount of storage is realistically enough for all but the most covetous data hoarders.
    — Matt Kamen, Wired News, 3 Aug. 2025
Definition of covetous
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  • By gradually accomplishing a de-facto annexation of the West Bank, the settlements would require Israeli Jews either to rule over a resentful non-Jewish population of about equal size or to surrender the Jewish identity of their state.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Thus, our heroes must peel themselves off from the couch and go on the run with their resentful felines Dio and GG bouncing along in backpacks.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of resentful
Adjective
  • That leaves a short window during which malicious activity can contaminate the prediction machinery again.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • An attacker can then register the site and plant malicious instructions on it.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of malicious

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“Jealous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealous. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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