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Begrudging

🔄 Synonyms of "Begrudging"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
grudgingnoun	Unwilling or with reluctance.
envious	Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging.
selfish	Having excessive or exclusive regard and concern for one's own well-being, profit or pleasure, with little or no consideration for others.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
grudgingnoun	Unwilling or with reluctance.
envious	Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging.
selfish	Having excessive or exclusive regard and concern for one's own well-being, profit or pleasure, with little or no consideration for others.
grudgy	Tending to hold a grudge, or to have grudges; grudging.
embittered	Deeply hostile, resentful.
resentful	Harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment.
gripeful	Disposed to gripe; gripey.
green-eyed	(figuratively) Jealous; envious.
grumpy	Dissatisfied and irritable.
churlish	Rude, surly, ungracious.
grumpish	surly; sullen; gruff; grumpy
bitter	Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
grumblesome	Characterised or marked by grumbling
resentive	(rare) Resentful
grinchy	(informal) Possessing the qualities of a grinch; grouchy; being a killjoy.
invidious	Causing ill will, envy, or offense.
crabby	Visibly irritated or annoyed; grouchy, irritable, in a foul mood; given to complaining or finding fault in an annoyed way.
aggrieved	Angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.
fretful	Unable to relax: fidgety; restless; worried; anxious.
hard-fisted	covetous; niggardly