Synonyms for resentful
- adjective
Most common
spiteful rancorous acrimonious vindictive bitter embittered angry
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Spiteful — inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when wronged
2. Bitter — harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when wronged.
- adj. 2
Harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment.
Example sentences
- vindictive He became quite vindictive after his wife left him.
- spiteful Fyodor’s mother is a spiteful woman who despises Rima.
- acrimonious The band's split was acrimonious.
- bitter The wronged parties couldn't help but feel bitter.
- embittered Tom was an embittered old man who was weary of life.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| resentful | rising | |
| vindictive | rising | |
| spiteful | rising | |
| acrimonious | steady | |
| rancorous | rising | |
| bitter | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- angry2
- 6 letters
- bitter2
- 7 letters
- jealous2, restive2
- 8 letters
- spiteful2, choleric3
- 9 letters
- indignant3, rancorous3
- 10 letters
- vindictive3, embittered3
- 11 letters
- unforgiving4, disaffected4, acrimonious5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (angry2 = 2 syllables).