Synonyms for
Jealousy
Definition
Jealousy is a feeling of anger or bitterness that someone has something that you don't have, or that they are someone's favorite and you are not.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Formal
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- intense jealousy
- burning jealousy
- jealousy and envy
- jealousy of a partner
- overcome jealousy
- fuel jealousy
- green with jealousy
Word family
Usage note
Jealousy often implies a fear of losing something or someone to a rival. Envy, a related term, is the desire to have what someone else possesses.
Example sentences
- I felt jealousy when my friend got a new toy.
- Her jealousy of her sister's beauty made her insecure.
- Jealousy can be a dangerous emotion.
- His jealousy caused him to become possessive.
- She couldn't hide her jealousy when her friend got a better grade.
Quotes
Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy - in fact, they are almost incompatible; one emotion hardly leaves room for the other. - Robert A. Heinlein
Jealousy is a useless, time-wasting emotion that only makes you feel bad about yourself. - Demi Lovato
Jealousy is the art of counting someone else's blessings instead of your own. - Unknown