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jealous
One is envious who cherishes selfish ill will toward another because of his superior success, endowments, possessions, or the like. A person is envious of that which is another’s, and to which he himself has no right or claim; he is jealous of intrusion upon that which is his own, or to which he maintains a right or claim. An envious spirit is always bad; a jealous spirit may be good or bad, according to its object and tendency. A free people must be jealous of their liberties if they would retain them. One is suspicious of another from unfavorable indications or from a knowledge of wrong in his previous conduct, or even without reason. Compare DOUBT.
Synonyms:
envious, suspiciousAntonyms:
contented, friendly, kindly, satisfied, trustful, well-disposedPreposition:
Envious of (formerly at or against) a person; envious of his wealth or power; envious of him for, because of, on account of his wealth or power.
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covetous, envious, jealousadjective
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another’s advantages
«he was never covetous before he met her»; «jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions»; «envious of their art collection»
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grabby, grasping, greedy, avaricious, covetous, green-eyed, envious, prehensile, overjealousAntonyms:
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jealous, green-eyed, overjealousadjective
suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
«a jealous lover»
Synonyms:
green-eyed, envious, overjealous, covetousAntonyms:
trusting, undesiring, undesirous, trustful
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Isaac Hanson, you know the nerd bender:
Harry, your just jealous cuz I can get ginger pussy and you cant, so fuck you
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Piu Eatwell:
He is known to be very, very jealous of her boyfriends, in fact, if her boyfriends came to see her, they would drop her off a block away and they would leave became he didn’t like to see her with other men… She was [also] asking him for money… My theory is that he became tired of her and basically [told his entourage], ‘Look, somebody get rid of this girl.’.
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Clare Boothe Luce:
Always remember, Peggy, it’s matrimonial suicide to be jealous when you have a really good reason.
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Charles de LEUSSE:
We are jealous our close neighbors, but not the sun and its care. (Nous jalousons nos proches voisins, — Mais pas le soleil et ses soins.) [Fables1, The Ant / La Fourmi]
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Sipho P Nkosi:
Never mind jealous people, they gain nothing besides heart break.
Translations for jealous
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- غيور, حسودArabic
- раўнівыBelarusian
- ревнивBulgarian
- gelósCatalan, Valencian
- žárlivýCzech
- jalouxDanish
- eifersüchtigGerman
- ζηλιάρης, ζηλότυπος, ζηλόφθονοςGreek
- celoso, envidiosoSpanish
- غیرتیPersian
- kateellinen, mustasukkainenFinnish
- jaloux, jalouseFrench
- éadmharIrish
- eudmhor, farmadachScottish Gaelic
- מקנאHebrew
- ईर्ष्याHindi
- féltékeny, féltőHungarian
- նախանձախնդիր, նախանձոտ, խանդոտArmenian
- gelosa, gelosoItalian
- 嫉妬深い, 嫉妬, 妬ましいJapanese
- ប្រច័ណ្ឌ, ច្រណែនKhmer
- љубоморенMacedonian
- jaloersDutch
- misunnelig, sjaluNorwegian
- zazdrosnyPolish
- ciumentoPortuguese
- gelosRomanian
- ревнивый, ревностный, завидующий, завистливый, ревнующийRussian
- љубоморан, ljubomoranSerbo-Croatian
- žiarlivýSlovak
- ljubosumenSlovene
- avundsjuk, svartsjukSwedish
- ఈర్ష్యTelugu
- selosTagalog
- ревнивийUkrainian
- ghen tuôngVietnamese
- 嫉妒的Chinese
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409 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ d͡ʒˈɛləs], [ dʒˈɛləs], [ dʒ_ˈɛ_l_ə_s]
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adj.
• covetous (adjective)
- more swinish,
- more hogging,
- most ensurient,
- more ensurient,
- grabby,
- most swinish,
- close fisted,
- more yearning,
- more prehensile,
- more grudging,
- most prehensile,
- most yearning,
- most grudging,
- most hogging.
• desirous; wary (adjective)
- Possessory,
- Envying,
- intolerant,
- doubting,
- apprehensive,
- solicitous,
- zealous,
- questioning,
- rival,
- emulous,
- Monopolizing,
- skeptical,
- grasping,
- anxious,
- mistrustful,
- resentful,
- demanding,
- grudging.
• dissatisfied (adjective)
- more irked,
- un-fulfilled,
- more malcontented,
- un gratified,
- in-satiable,
- most fed-up,
- dis pleased,
- more kvetching,
- not satisfied,
- most ennuied,
- un-gratified,
- most fretting,
- more putout,
- most unfulfilled,
- more unassuaged,
- unsatisfied,
- more sniveling,
- most put-out,
- more unsated,
- more begrudging,
- un assuaged,
- Fretting,
- un appeased,
- un sated,
- more vexed,
- more put-out,
- most unassuaged,
- most griping,
- dis-satisfied,
- dis-affected,
- most kvetching,
- most sniveling,
- most fed up,
- un satisfied,
- fedup,
- most ungratified,
- most unappeased,
- most put out,
- most fedup,
- most unsated,
- faultfinding,
- more fed-up,
- most vexed,
- put-out,
- more unappeased,
- un-satisfied,
- more unfulfilled,
- be-grudging,
- most putout,
- more griping,
- more ungratified,
- more fed up,
- grumbling,
- more put out,
- dis satisfied,
- un-assuaged,
- most malcontented,
- un-appeased,
- be grudging,
- unfulfilled,
- in satiable,
- more ennuied,
- most irked,
- dis affected,
- dis-pleased,
- dis-appointed,
- putout,
- more fedup,
- un fulfilled,
- dis appointed,
- un-sated,
- more fretting,
- most begrudging.
• distrustful (adjective)
- un easiest,
- up tight,
- dis-trustful,
- up-tight,
- un easy,
- un-easy,
- uneasy,
- un-easiest,
- un-easier,
- dis trustful,
- un easier.
• green-eyed (adjective)
- green eyed,
- greeneyed.
• hateful (adjective)
- malicious.
• invidious (adjective)
- Detractory,
- libelous.
• jaundiced (adjective)
- most unindifferent,
- un indifferent,
- un fairer,
- un fairest,
- un-friendly,
- dis-approving,
- most preconceived,
- un friendlier,
- un-fair,
- un fair,
- most warped,
- pre-possessed,
- more warped,
- most disapproving,
- more disapproving,
- one sided,
- pre-conceived,
- un-friendlier,
- pre conceived,
- in tolerant,
- in-tolerant,
- un-friendliest,
- dis approving,
- onesided,
- un friendliest,
- un-indifferent,
- more preconceived,
- more unindifferent,
- un-fairest,
- un-fairer,
- pre possessed.
• malicious (adjective)
- illdisposed,
- un cool,
- badnatured,
- un-cool,
- beastliest,
- more bad natured,
- evil minded,
- more illdisposed,
- more badnatured,
- most bad-natured,
- beastlier,
- ill disposed,
- de-spiteful,
- de spiteful,
- most ill disposed,
- more bad-natured,
- venomous,
- more cussed,
- bad natured,
- more ill disposed,
- most uncool,
- more ill-disposed,
- most illdisposed,
- evilminded,
- most badnatured,
- more uncool,
- most bad natured,
- most cussed,
- most ill-disposed.
• mistrustful (adjective)
- mis-trustful,
- mis trustful.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)
- unsated,
- swinish,
- in doubt,
- without faith,
- unappeased,
- been hit before,
- ensurient,
- covetous,
- ennuied,
- preconceived,
- fed-up,
- unindifferent,
- bad-natured,
- custodial,
- kvetching,
- ill-disposed,
- protective,
- Unassuaged,
- ungratified,
- uncool,
- without belief,
- prehensile,
- untrusting,
- Viperous,
- Malcontented,
- not born yesterday on the lookout,
- Conservational,
- suspicious,
- dissatisfied,
- jaundiced.
• protective (adjective)
- more safeguarding,
- more covering,
- more conservational,
- most guardian,
- most covering,
- most shielding,
- more insulating,
- most custodial,
- most insulating,
- more emergency,
- most protecting,
- most sheltering,
- more sheltering,
- more guardian,
- more custodial,
- more protecting,
- more shielding,
- most emergency,
- most conservational,
- most safeguarding.
• suspicious (adjective)
- most questioning,
- un believing,
- more questioning,
- un-believing,
- most suspecting,
- not born yesterday the lookout,
- in credulous,
- not born yesterday on lookout,
- not born yesterday lookout,
- in-credulous,
- more suspecting.
• untrusting (adjective)
- un-trusting,
- un trusting.
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- jealously.
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- owned.
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- desire.
• desirous (noun)
- desirous.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- green-eyed,
- gingerly,
- possessive,
- chary,
- overjealous,
- measured,
- askance,
- punctilious,
- narrowly,
- leery,
- intent,
- envious,
- precisely,
- mindful,
- guarded,
- circumspect,
- methodical,
- rigorous,
- belt,
- prudent,
- green,
- careful,
- conservative,
- diligent,
- safe,
- discreet,
- vigilant,
- due diligence,
- scrupulous,
- price-conscious,
- covet,
- carefully,
- minutely,
- cautious,
- vigilance,
- risk-averse,
- sedulous,
- all right,
- slowly,
- enviable,
- once,
- prudential,
- Covetable,
- watchful,
- distrustful,
- attentive,
- better,
- precise,
- meticulous,
- rigour,
- wary.
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Other synonyms:
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- Clutching.
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- invidious.
• Other relevant words:
- envy,
- feature,
- Desirousness,
- protectiveness,
- enviousness,
- suspiciousness,
- emotion,
- possessiveness,
- mistrustfulness,
- concern,
- sense,
- green-eyed monster,
- anxiety,
- sensation,
- characteristic,
- trait,
- evil eye,
- jealousy,
- mood,
- wariness,
- resentment,
- perception,
- reaction,
- watchfulness,
- covetousness,
- quality,
- feeling,
- attribute,
- feel,
- jaundiced eye,
- begrudging,
- distrust,
- spite,
- sentiment,
- grudge,
- Grudgingness,
- suspicion,
- resentfulness,
- Backbiting,
- attitude.
• Other relevant words (noun):
- imaginative,
- worked up,
- heedful,
- unfriendly,
- immature,
- embittered,
- irritated,
- splenetic,
- sour,
- green with envy,
- provoked,
- mistrusting,
- disapproving,
- avaricious,
- high-spirited,
- peeved,
- disparaging,
- riled,
- angry,
- Horn-mad,
- unripe,
- defensive,
- spiteful,
- irked,
- unfavourable,
- disgruntled,
- vulnerable,
- shielding,
- critical,
- wishful,
- threatened,
- invidiousness,
- gullible,
- be jealous,
- Distrusting,
- denigrating,
- yellow,
- displeased,
- annoyed,
- greenish,
- sullen,
- vindictive,
- hostile,
- agitated,
- Yellow-eyed,
- unripened,
- bitter,
- safeguarding,
- cynical,
- Imperilled,
- insecure,
- preservative,
- greedy,
- upset,
- indignant,
- acrimonious,
- furious,
- chivalrous,
- Sheltering,
- ignorant,
- incensed,
- antagonistic,
- observant,
- irate,
- unhappy,
- Piqued.
How to use «Jealous» in context?
People generally associate the word «jealous» with a negative connotation. However, there are also different types of jealous people, and, in some cases, the feeling itself can be beneficial. Jealousy itself is a complex emotion, one that can have both positive and negative effects on a person’s psyche. In some cases, jealousy can be motivating, urging the individual to take action and achieve their goals. On the other hand, excessive jealousy can lead to resentments and counter-productive behavior. It is important to consider the motivation behind one’s jealousy, in order to better understand and manage the emotion.
Paraphrases for Jealous:
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Independent
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Adjective
protective.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
envious.
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Proper noun, singular
jealousy.
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Noun, singular or mass
jealousy.
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Adjective
1 covetous, desirous, emulous, envious, green, green-eyed, grudging, intolerant, invidious, resentful, rival
2 anxious, apprehensive, attentive, guarded, mistrustful, protective, solicitous, suspicious, vigilant, wary, watchful, zealous
Antonyms
carefree, indifferent, satisfied, trusting
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
jealous
1 adj If someone is jealous, they feel angry or bitter because they think that another person is trying to take a lover or friend, or a possession, away from them.
She got insanely jealous and there was a terrible fight.
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jealously adv ADV with v
The formula is jealously guarded.
2 adj If you are jealousof another person’s possessions or qualities, you feel angry or bitter because you do not have them.
oft ADJ of n
She was jealous of his wealth…, You’re jealous because the record company rejected your idea.
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jealously adv ADV after v
Gloria eyed them jealously.
Translation English Cobuild Collins Dictionary
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3 definitions
jealous (Adjective) — | Strongly wanting someone else’s position, advantages or possessions 1 example |
1. ex. «jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions» | |
jealous (Adjective) — | Suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival 1 example |
1. ex. «a jealous lover» | |
jealous (Adjective) — | Protective and suspiciously watchful 1 example |
1. ex. «The Academy keeps jealous watch over the treasures it has accumulated» |
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covetous, doubting, envious, grasping, greedy, en.synonym.one, grudging, hostile, invidious, jaundiced, mistrustful, resentful, sceptical, solicitous, spiteful, suspicious, unfriendly, vigilant, wary, green-eyed, overjealous.
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