Antonyms for invidious

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-vid-ee-uh s

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈvɪd i əs

Definition of invidious

Origin : c.1600, from Latin invidiosus "full of envy, envious," from invidia "envy, grudge, jealousy, ill will" (see envy). Related: Invidiously; invidiousness.

adj hateful

Example sentences :

I remonstrated, rather annoyed at the invidious position she was forcing on me in a sense.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

This raises at once the just complaint that invidious distinctions are made.
Extract from : « A Book for All Readers » by Ainsworth Rand Spofford

Several exceptions must be understood; but to select them would be invidious.
Extract from : « The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) » by John West

For surely no two men were ever left in a position so invidious and irritating.
Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various

And this was the only allusion that the young man was ever to hear her make to his invidious kinswoman.
Extract from : « Daisy Miller » by Henry James

Egoism does not necessarily imply the invidious stigma of selfishness.
Extract from : « Suspended Judgments » by John Cowper Powys

His only approach to invidious comment was in regard to the terrapin.
Extract from : « A Border Ruffian » by Thomas A. Janvier

It seemed to move in her a little, exactly, that sense of the invidious.
Extract from : « The Finer Grain » by Henry James

Juan's invidious emphasis on the word "Mexicans" did not escape Alessandro.
Extract from : « Ramona » by Helen Hunt Jackson

To name a few of the devoted would be invidious to the many.
Extract from : « Shadow and Light » by Mifflin Wistar Gibbs

Synonyms for invidious

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