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adjective

Definition of alienatednext
as in hostile

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verb

past tense of alienate
1
as in angered
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring her changed position on the issue surprised and alienated many of her supporters

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2
as in ceded
to give over the legal possession or ownership of landowners have a right to alienate their right of ownership—in other words, they can sell the land if they want to

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Recent Examples of alienated
Adjective
Misleading averages, alienated families On the face of it, everything might not look so dire. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026 Some Black shoppers, who felt alienated after Target’s 2025 DEI rollbacks, expressed fresh disappointment on Monday. — Reuters, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
The British tabloid the Daily Mail reported that Guilfoyle had alienated staff with questionable behavior. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Conversely, Blakeman has tarred Hochul for her association with Mamdani, who is popular with Democrats but who has alienated some Jewish New Yorkers for his criticisms of the state of Israel, among other things. — New York Times, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for alienated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alienated
  1. hostile
  2. angered
  3. ceded
  4. antagonistic
  5. infuriated
  6. transferred
  7. estranged
  8. enraged
Adjective
  • Defeat effectiveness exceeded approximately 75 to 80 percent, while operator observations indicated the system was even more effective at preventing hostile UAS from successfully completing their missions.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Yet another challenge came from the local community, which has historically been hostile to new development.
    — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of hostile
Verb
  • The trail’s California Environmental Quality Act exemption has angered an array of people.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Soon, other aggrieved groups—farmers, trade unionists, climate activists, yellow-vest protesters angered by rising costs—joined in, and the demonstrations that followed quickly became some of France’s most widespread and explosive since 1968.
    — Maurice Samuels, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of angered
Verb
  • In recent weeks, however, Republicans essentially ceded the race as the battleground map expanded to places like Texas.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • An altar is the place where something precious is ceded so something sacred can be drawn close.
    — Seth Limmer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of ceded
Adjective
  • His reputation for having a gruff demeanor, Sweet says, is accurate, but attack ads that portray him as antagonistic toward women go too far.
    — Julia Terruso, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Although Sullivan is widely viewed by trawlers as less antagonistic, the industry has also been squeezed by rising costs from tariffs, insurance, and fuel.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of antagonistic
Verb
  • The deal surprised and infuriated Netanyahu, who tried without success to scuttle the final nuclear agreement, which was signed in 2015.
    — Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The lack of action has infuriated abuse survivors and their advocates.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of infuriated
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  • The agreement is tied to Lloyd and cannot be transferred to another campus.
    — Tim Lonergan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Prior to this, several legacy corporations, including retail giant Walmart and consumer goods giant Kimberly Clark, transferred their listings from the New York Stock Exchange to Nasdaq.
    — , CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of transferred
Adjective
  • Stewart also took aim at an ad from Ohio Republican governor hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy that features Democratic candidate Amy Acton’s estranged mother.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Acton has said the campaign used her estranged mother to attack her over a childhood marked by severe abuse and neglect.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of estranged
Verb
  • After the release of the Pentagon Papers, which was a secret history of the Vietnam War compiled by figures in the Johnson administration, Richard Nixon is enraged.
    — Dustin DeSoto, Vox, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The August meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky enraged many senior Russian officials.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of enraged

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