RESENTMENTS Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

resentments

noun

plural of resentment

as in grudges

a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong if you continue to harbor resentment toward your father, you'll never be able to move on with your life

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the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity my resentment at being spoken to like I'm stupid

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Recent Examples of resentments As two formidable women go head-to-head, their battle for the soul of Longview exposes the secrets, resentments, and desires lurking beneath its picture-perfect surface. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026 China and Russia each have to manage relationships with 14 neighbors, many of which are unfriendly or carry resentments from histories of conflict. — Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026 And Los Angeles, with its many simmering social conflicts and resentments, is an ideal setting for something like this. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026 This year, spooky season might feel legitimately haunted by the ghosts of hurts, betrayals, and resentments past. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026 But the lingering resentments are probably rooted in your feelings about his grandfather – your brother – and the boy’s parents. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 His solution is that Democrats need to take the fairness questions seriously in order to cleave them away from racial resentments. — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026 There are of course unavoidable parallels between the stories of Kiritsis and Mangione, including the fact that both men were celebrated as folk heroes by some people who identified with their broader resentments. — Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 While the haunting serial murders are the mainstay within the show, Kay also smartly addresses resentments in the police department between patrol cops and detectives and even officers who turn on each other. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Cohan joins the eight-episode series as Catherine ‘Cat’ Keegan, a former homecoming queen whose small-town charm has sharpened into something fiercer thanks to decades of old grudges and regrets.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Cohan plays Catherine ‘Cat’ Keegan, a former homecoming queen whose small-town charm has sharpened into something fiercer thanks to decades of old grudges and regrets.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The rhetoric from Rogers and other Republicans about El-Sayed has added to those frustrations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
In July, antigovernment protests forced the resignation of the education minister over frustrations with the examination system.

— Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of frustrations

Noun

That dustup is typically followed by a defense in Puck’s media newsletter, the reflexively anti-rank-and-file outlet where some media bosses and spokespeople go to air grievances about their unruly staff.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
The unrest coincided with nationwide demonstrations in neighboring France against rising living costs and in support of high school students’ grievances.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of grievances

Noun

Aside from support and alignment issues, dirty pillows can also cause the same kind of skin irritations that arise from pillowcases that have not been washed.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
The recall affects 15mL bottles of Clear Eyes' Maximum Itchy Eye Relief, which mitigates itchiness, redness and other eye irritations, according to the product description.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

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