Synonyms of alienated

alienated 1 of 2

adjective

as in hostile

Related Words

• hostile
• antagonistic
• estranged
• unfriendly
• icy
• glacial
• frigid
• belligerent
• chilly
• frosty
• cold
• combative
• aggressive
• pugnacious
• wintry
• inhospitable
• unsociable
• unsocial
• cool
• quarrelsome
• contentious
• inimical
• truculent
• bellicose
• argumentative
• cold-blooded
• disputatious
• scrappy

Dissimilar Words

• amicable
• friendly
• warm
• chummy
• cordial
• collegial
• genial
• companionable
• warmhearted
• neighborly
• palsy
• agreeable
• hearty
• affable
• gracious
• sweet
• comradely
• hail-fellow-well-met
• good-natured
• approachable
• social
• bonhomous
• palsy-walsy
• nice
• hail-fellow
• matey
• hospitable
• buddy-buddy
• gregarious
• convivial
• sociable
• clubby
• folksy
• good-tempered

alienated

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• angered
• infuriated
• estranged
• disaffected
• enraged
• soured
• outraged
• disgruntled
• aliened
• annoyed
• disappointed
• severed
• embittered
• antagonized
• divided
• irritated
• aggravated
• disillusioned
• incensed
• disenchanted
• dissociated
• bothered
• riled
• maddened
• rankled
• separated
• split
• exasperated
• disunited
• inflamed
• sundered
• roiled
• envenomed
• irked
• vexed
• uncoupled
• nettled
• peeved
• bugged
• chafed
• unyoked
• piqued
• unlinked
• grated
• galled
• broke up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reconciled
• endeared
• appeased
• disarmed
• pacified
• placated
• ingratiated
• mollified
• propitiated
• conciliated

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ceded
• transferred
• bequeathed
• conveyed
• assigned
• relinquished
• donated
• left
• disposed of
• deeded
• lent
• aliened
• leased
• entrusted
• made over
• rented
• loaned
• granted
• moved
• passed (down)
• contributed
• transmitted
• presented
• vested
• surrendered
• handed down
• committed
• willed
• passed
• bestowed
• conferred
• trusted
• commended
• consigned
• turned in
• delivered
• yielded
• turned over
• handed over
• released
• let

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expropriated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of alienated

Adjective

Trump has launched new military interventions, withdrawn from international institutions, and alienated allies, all while sowing chaos domestically. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Drake, Jay-Z, the Weeknd and other major stars have opted out at times, often for several years, but Mason has worked to bring alienated artists back into the fold, and has usually succeeded. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 29 July 2026

Verb

In particular, the absence of the UAE and the dissolution of the STC have alienated an important southern constituency in the anti-Houthi coalition and deprived the coalition of a militarily capable external backer. — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

Moreover, his conversion to Islam in 2015 alienated some right-wing politicians, including Giorgia Meloni, who is now the nation’s Prime Minister and whose administration has since gone on to praise Buttafuoco. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026