Resentment Synonyms and Antonyms

rĭ-zĕntmənt
Extreme displeasure caused by an insult or slight
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. dudgeon
  2. huff
  3. miff
  4. offense
  5. pique
  6. ruffled feathers
  7. umbrage
Antonyms:
  1. happiness
  2. contentment
  3. love
  4. liking
  5. affection
  6. pleasure
The quality or state of feeling bitter
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bitterness
  2. anger
  3. rancor
  4. acrimony
  5. gall
  6. animus
  7. hostility
  8. displeasure
  9. indignation
  10. grudge
  11. offense
  12. pique
  13. choler
  14. umbrage
  15. hate
  16. malice
  17. spite
  18. vexation
  19. animosity
  20. antagonism
  21. discontent
  22. jealousy
  23. hurt
  24. perturbation
  25. acerbity
  26. exacerbation
  27. embitterment
  28. envy
  29. hatred
  30. outrage
  31. ill will
  32. hard-feelings
  33. dudgeon
  34. ire
  35. rancorousness
  36. exasperation
  37. annoyance
  38. irritation
  39. huff
  40. resentfulness
  41. rankling
  42. irascibility
  43. bile
  44. jaundice
  45. virulence
  46. malignity
  47. virulency
  48. prejudice
  49. temper
  50. rancour
Antonyms:
  1. friendship
  2. contentment
  3. delight. See syn. study at offense.offense
  4. delight
Indignation or ill will stemming from a feeling of having been wronged or offended.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. anger

Words Related to Resentment

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Resentment Sentence Examples

  • Women looked at her in resentment as she pushed her way through.

  • The royal power, however, can only pardon when private resentment is appeased.

  • She withdrew from the king's society, and in spite of Clarendon's attempts to moderate her resentment, declared she would return to Portugal rather than consent to a base compliance.

  • The Holy See, much dependent at that time on its Swiss mercenaries in the pursuit of its secular ends, expressed no resentment on this occasion.

  • Apart from resentment against France on account of Tunisia there remained the question of the temporal power of the pope to turn the scale in favor of Austria and Germany.

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