Jealous Synonyms and Antonyms
jĕl'əs
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Synonyms for Jealous
Characterized by envy; feeling, showing, or resulting from envy
Resulting from or expressive of severe grief, anguish, or disappointment:
(Gram.) Designating or of a case, form, or construction expressing possession or some like relationship: in English, this is expressed a) by the addition of a final s (for nouns and some pronouns) preceded or followed by an apostrophe, or sometimes by the addition of an apostrophe only after a final (s) sound (Ex.: John's book, women's lives, boys' games, conscience' sake) b) by a change of form in pronouns (Ex.: I, my, mine; you, your, yours; it, its; who, whose) c) by of preceding a form without the possessive ending (Ex.: lives of men) or preceding a form in the possessive case (Ex.: a play of Shakespeare's, a friend of mine — called a double possessive)
Arousing or likely to arouse suspicion in others
On one's guard; cautious, suspicious, etc.
(Obs.) Envious
overjealous
Excessively jealous.
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Adapted or intended to afford protection.
Causing or giving rise to distrust.
Feeling, expressing, or characterized by a strong or immoderate desire for the possessions of another:
Of or having to do with jealousy
Feeling or showing resentment
Lacking self-confidence; plagued by anxiety:
possessory
Of, pertaining to, having or arising from possession
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Not easily persuaded or convinced; doubting; questioning
Affected by or exhibiting envy, prejudice, or hostility.
(Archaic) Wakeful; unsleeping
Fearful of the loss of position or affection
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Having or causing mistrust, suspicions, or forebodings.
Antonyms for Jealous
Not interested; indifferent
unresentful
Not resentful; without resentment.
That trusts; trustful
In a state of satisfaction.
In confidence; as if with trust.
Allowing for or accommodating adjustments, errors, imperfections, weakness, etc.; not exacting or harsh
Full of confidence
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(Archaic) Pleased
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