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Antonyms for be grudged
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bih-gruhj |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈgrʌdʒ |
- abjure
- accede
- accept
- acknowledge
- admit
- affirm
- agree
- aid
- allow
- approve
- assist
- be confident
- be content
- be generous
- be happy
- believe
- claim
- concede
- concur
- confess
- corroborate
- credit
- delight
- despise
- dislike
- embrace
- favor
- fix
- forgive
- free
- give
- go along
- grant
- hate
- help
- keep
- let go
- liberate
- like
- love
- make happy
- mend
- not want
- offer
- OK
- permit
- please
- ratify
- release
- sanction
- soothe
- spend
- squander
- support
- trust
- validate
- waste
- welcome
Definition of be grudged
Origin :- mid-14c., from be- + Middle English grucchen "to murmur" (see grudge). Related: Begrudged; begrudging; begrudgingly.
- As in resent : verb be angry about
- As in spite : verb offend, hurt
- As in stint : verb economize; hold back
- As in begrudge : verb wish that someone did not have
- As in covet : verb desire strongly
- As in deny : verb disagree, renounce, decline
- As in envy : verb be jealous of another
- As in grudge : verb feel resentful; give unwillingly
Synonyms for be grudged
- abjure
- abnegate
- annoy
- aspire to
- ban
- be envious
- be frugal
- be in a huff
- be insulted
- be jealous
- be offended by
- be parsimonious
- be put off by
- be reluctant
- be rubbed wrong way
- be sparing
- be stingy
- be vexed
- bear a grudge
- begrudge
- beset
- call on
- choose
- complain
- confine
- contradict
- contravene
- controvert
- covet
- crab
- cramp style
- crave
- curb
- cut corners
- define
- deny
- desiderate
- desire
- die over
- disacknowledge
- disallow
- disavow
- disbelieve
- discard
- disclaim
- discomfit
- discredit
- dislike
- disown
- disprove
- doubt
- eat one's heart out
- enjoin from
- envy
- eschew
- exclude
- fancy
- feel bitter
- feel sore
- forbid
- forgo
- forsake
- frown at
- gainsay
- gall
- get even
- get nose out of joint
- go easy on
- grudge
- hang up
- hanker
- hanker for
- harass
- harbor a grudge
- harm
- have eye on
- have hard feelings
- have hots for
- hold back
- hunger
- injure
- itch for
- keep back
- limit
- long
- long for
- louse up
- lust
- lust after
- make ends meet
- mind
- needle
- negate
- negative
- nettle
- not buy
- nullify
- object to
- oppose
- penny-pinch
- persecute
- pinch
- pique
- provoke
- put out
- rebuff
- rebut
- recant
- refuse
- refute
- reject
- repudiate
- resent
- restrain
- revoke
- roll back
- sacrifice
- save
- save for rainy day
- say no to
- scrape
- scrimp
- skimp on
- sock away
- spare
- spoil for
- spurn
- squirrel
- stash
- stint
- taboo
- take amiss
- take as an insult
- take exception
- take exception to
- take offense
- take umbrage
- thirst
- thirst for
- tighten belt
- turn down
- turn green
- turn thumbs down
- upset the apple cart
- veto
- vex
- want
- wish for
- withhold
- yearn
- yearn for
- yen for
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