GRUDGED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

grudged

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past tense of grudge

as in deplored

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Liberal politician Grigory Yavlinsky, who co-founded Yabloko in the 1990s and chairs its political committee, deplored the court’s ruling in an online statement.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Liberal politician Grigory Yavlinsky, who co-founded Yabloko in the 1990s and chairs its political committee, deplored the court's ruling in an online statement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of deplored

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Burnham has refused to rule out tax hikes, and the British press is reporting that windfall taxes targeting banks might be on the table.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Iran has continued to attack some tankers shuttling oil through the strait – but those could be ships that refused to pay a toll, Brouhard suggested.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of refused

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These small transgressions added up to a sense of ourselves as special, exempt from the rules—but also disliked, distrusted, untrustworthy, apart.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
However, the restrictive PVs were greatly disliked by the population.

— Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of disliked

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Hamas has denied trying to carry out attacks or rebuild its arsenal and accuses Israel of undermining the Gaza peace deal.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Clancy’s defense files an emergency appeal to further question the holdout juror, but the appeal is denied.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of denied

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Northrop Grumman withheld specific operational details regarding the flight date, duration, altitude, and airspeed.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Baldwin’s trial for involuntary manslaughter was cut short in July 2024, when the judge dismissed the charge after learning that Morrissey had withheld evidence from the defense.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of withheld

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August polling at-large told a similar story, with one poll from Marquette Law School reporting a 40% approval rating, but Americans largely disapproved of the war in Iran and expressed economic concerns across the board.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Perhaps this is really just about your newfound willingness to be the villain in someone else’s story, and to be disapproved of for sticking to your values.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of disapproved

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Their case was previously rejected by the district court and appeals court.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026
Meta, a week ago, rejected, then reversed course on an ad for Alex Gibney’s doc takedown Musk, and now a studio is about to weigh in on Meta.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

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