jealous

Definitions

Feeling or showing envy of someone or their achievements and possessions.

Feeling or showing suspicion of someone's unfaithfulness in a relationship.

Vigilantly protective or possessive of something.

Examples

She felt a pang of jealous resentment when her colleague received the promotion.

He was jealous of his brother's ability to play the piano so effortlessly.

Synonyms

envious covetous resentful green-eyed possessive suspicious distrustful

Antonyms

content satisfied trusting indifferent generous unconcerned secure