alienated

adjective

alien·​at·​ed ˈā-lē-ə-ˌnā-təd 

ˈāl-yə-

: feeling withdrawn or separated from others or from society as a whole : affected by alienation

feeling lonely and alienated

… after the success of 1969's "Easy Rider," a paean to the alienated youth of the hippie generation …

—Lisa Stein

Examples of alienated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As sports leagues have expanded from four channels to an endless array of options that now includes streaming apps, bars and restaurants are forced to make a hard choice that will cost them either money up front, or customers lost/alienated. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026

Many alienated Tesla owners sold their vehicles in protest, leading to an influx of them on the used market, and therefore lower prices. —Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026

Beat by sensitive beat, Conrad pores over why his two leads feel so alienated, even when living what appear to be the same kind of lives everyone else seems to find so fulfilling. —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2026

But some of these alienated people are working for Republican politicians in Washington. —Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of alienate

First Known Use

1516, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for alienated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated