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

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