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What is another word for grudging?

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Adjective

Unwilling or with reluctance

Predisposed against giving or sharing

Feeling or showing envy or jealousy

(of a person or their behaviour) Full of malice or spite

Feeling or expressing resentment, disappointment, or anger

Not willing to cooperate, or doing so only in a grudging manner

Hesitant or offering some resistance

Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment

Done against someone's will

Unnatural, artificial or contrived in nature

Not open to views or opinions

Noun

A feeling of discontent or resentment at someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck

Verb

Present participle for to feel resentful, especially that (someone) has achieved (something)

Present participle for to resent or envy the success or possessions of

Present participle for to give (something) resentfully, unwillingly or sparingly

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Adjective

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Unwilling or with reluctance

with a chip on your shoulder

with chip on shoulder

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

as cross as two sticks

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

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“The grudging employee reluctantly agreed to work overtime.”

Adjective

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Predisposed against giving or sharing

economizing^US

economising^UK

meager^US

meagre^UK

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Adjective

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Feeling or showing envy or jealousy

Adjective

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(of a person or their behaviour) Full of malice or spite

accidentally on purpose

ill-humored^US

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

thirsting for revenge

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

having got out of bed on the wrong side

as cross as two sticks

like a bear with a sore head

having got out of bed the wrong side

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Adjective

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Feeling or expressing resentment, disappointment, or anger

ill-humored^US

like a bear with a sore head

humourless^UK

humorless^US

as cross as two sticks

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

having got out of bed on the wrong side

having got out of bed the wrong side

with chip on shoulder

grudge-bearing

unenthusiastic

with a chip on your shoulder

antagonized^US

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

antagonised^UK

having a fit of the sulks

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

apt to fly off the handle

covertly narcissistic

got up on wrong side of bed

having a chip on one's shoulder

have chip on shoulder

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Adjective

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Not willing to cooperate, or doing so only in a grudging manner

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Adjective

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Hesitant or offering some resistance

skeptical^US

sceptical^UK

on the horns of a dilemma

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

balking^US

baulking^UK

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Adjective

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Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment

snivelling^UK

sniveling^US

ill-humored^US

like a bear with a sore head

baulked^UK

balked^US

with a chip on your shoulder

having got out of bed on the wrong side

short-tempered

out of sorts

as cross as two sticks

carrying a chip on your shoulder

with chip on shoulder

fed up to the back teeth

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

having got out of bed the wrong side

have had a basinful of

have had it up to here with

have had something up to here

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

with all guns blazing

in a bate

beside yourself with rage

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

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Adjective

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Done against someone's will

of the utmost importance

prioritized^US

prioritised^UK

conforming to accepted standards

most important

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Adjective

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Unnatural, artificial or contrived in nature

phoney^UK

phony^US

laboured^UK

labored^US

to all intents and purposes

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Adjective

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Not open to views or opinions

set in one's opinions

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Noun

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A feeling of discontent or resentment at someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck

rancor^US

rancour^UK

spleen

the green-eyed monster

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

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Verb

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Present participle for to feel resentful, especially that (someone) has achieved (something)

“We should not grudge those who, by their luck or a little palm-greasing, are able to hold down two full-time jobs at the same time.”

Verb

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Present participle for to resent or envy the success or possessions of

eating your heart out

“I can hardly grudge his high income, knowing how much he has to pay in taxes.”

Verb

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Present participle for to give (something) resentfully, unwillingly or sparingly

feeling aggrieved about

taking exception to

giving stingily

having hard feelings about

bearing a grudge about

feeling bitter about

“There are poor people and sick people about here who will tell you that they have never known your brother grudge his time to them.”

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