Synonyms for begrudge
bɪˈgrʌdʒbe·grudge

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1. envy, begrudgeverb

   be envious of; set one's heart on

   Synonyms:
   envy, resent

   Antonyms:
   wish well, wish

2. begrudge, resentverb

   wish ill or allow unwillingly

   Synonyms:
   envy, resent

   Antonyms:
   wish, wish well

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1. • Desire

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1. begrudgeverb

   Synonyms:
   grudge, envy the possession of

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1. List of paraphrases for "begrudge":

   envy

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How to use begrudge in a sentence?

1. Kingsley Douglas:

   Western countries are looking out for their citizens first before looking elsewhere. I do not begrudge them for being protectionist in their approach, nonetheless, it is in the interest of everyone that the critical mass of the world's population gets vaccinated and protected against Covid. Vaccines should be uniformly and equitably distributed.

2. Barack Obama:

   He made the decision to get out. I don't begrudge him that. It was a decision made based on a campaign promise, it wasn't based on conditions in Iraq at the time and I think we're paying a price for it.

3. Oleg Popikov:

   But I don't begrudge it, besides, my pay was not bad.

4. Maxwell Caulfield:

   But you know, listen, every actor has his and her own path. She has gone on to multiple Oscar nominations and the rest of it … She delivers and she defines Hollywood beauty…You can’t begrudge them their success. But as I said, simultaneously, it makes it that much tougher to see, that you’ve been benched. And it took a long wait time to come back.

5. Michael Cuggino:

   As long as we're happy with the company, and it's making investors money, we don't begrudge the executives getting their money.