jealous — OAT

jealous

adjective

1 he was jealous of his brother's popularity:

envious, covetous, desirous;

resentful, grudging, begrudging;

jaundiced, bitter, malicious, spiteful;

green with envy, green, green-eyed;

greedy, selfish, acquisitive;

formal emulous.

▷antonyms admiring; proud.

2 a jealous lover:

suspicious, distrustful, mistrustful, doubting, insecure, anxious;

apprehensive of rivals, possessive, proprietorial, overprotective, clinging, controlling, dominating.

▷antonyms trusting, understanding.

3 they are very jealous of their rights:

protective, defensive, vigilant, watchful, heedful, mindful, careful, solicitous, attentive.

▷antonyms careless, unconcerned.

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See envious.