unresented

unresented

The news was received calmly and unresented by the team.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Not felt or expressed as resentment: "unresented" describes something, such as an action, remark, or situation, that does not provoke feelings of bitterness, anger, or indignation in the person affected. It implies that the subject is accepted without offence or grudge.
Usage Examples
  • (The team did not feel offended or bitter about his criticism.)
  • (The joke caused no anger or hard feelings.)
  • (Most participants did not feel upset or aggrieved by the cancellation.)
Advanced Usage

  • "to remain unresented": to continue to be free from any feeling of resentment over time.

    • Even years later, the unfair treatment remained unresented in her memory. (She still felt no bitterness about the past injustice.)

  • "to go unresented": to occur without causing resentment.

    • His blunt remarks went unresented among close friends. (His directness was accepted without offence by those who knew him well.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Resent (verb): to feel bitterness or indignation at (a perceived insult, injustice, or slight).

    • She resented his constant interruptions. (She felt annoyed and angry about them.)

  • Resentful (adjective): feeling or expressing bitterness or indignation.

    • He was resentful of her success. (He felt jealous and angry about it.)

  • Resentment (noun): a feeling of persistent ill will or bitterness.

    • The unfair treatment caused deep resentment. (It created lasting anger.)
Synonyms
  • Unresented: not causing bitterness; accepted without grudge.
  • Unoffended: not feeling hurt or insulted.
  • Unprovoked (in a specific sense): not giving rise to resentment (though this word more commonly means "not caused by something" in a different context).
Related Idioms

  • No hard feelings: a phrase expressing that no resentment exists.

    • After the argument, they shook hands and said, "No hard feelings." (They agreed not to hold any grudge.)

  • Water under the bridge: past events that are no longer a source of resentment.

    • Our old quarrel is water under the bridge now. (It is forgotten and no longer causes bad feelings.)