12 Synonyms & Antonyms For JEALOUSY

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Definitions jealousy [jel-uh-see] / ˈdʒɛl ə si / NOUN envy Synonyms STRONGEST grudge resentment STRONG covetousness enviousness spite WEAK backbiting begrudging evil eye green-eyed monster grudgingness jaundiced eye resentfulness

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Instantly, Camille is overcome with desire, as well as a more surprising, complicated feeling: jealousy.

From Salon

Talk about wild and windy moors, temper and jealousy!

From Los Angeles Times

I feel a pang of jealousy but quickly come to my senses.

From Literature

Her jealousy is delicious when Skarsgård’s strapping wooden groom makes the other men look small, telling Colman that she’s “the reason I live and breathe.”

From Los Angeles Times

Some of them thought it with a spike of jealousy for their own children, and others with a thrill of pleasure.

From Literature

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Words related to jealousy are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word jealousy. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

enviousness envy rivalry suspicion suspicions

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