ALIENATED Synonyms: 162 Similar and Opposite Words

alienated 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of alienated

as in hostile

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verb

past tense of alienate

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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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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expropriated

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Recent Examples of alienated

Adjective

Some Black shoppers, who felt alienated after Target’s 2025 DEI rollbacks, expressed fresh disappointment on Monday. — Reuters, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 That quality of feeling alienated while role-playing in company really comes over in your characterization. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026

Verb

Isak is stoic and practical, seeking to carve himself a place in this still-unclaimed land; Inger, whose cleft palate has left her feeling alienated from the outside world, finally feels accepted enough to carve it with him. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for alienated

Recent Examples of Synonyms for alienated

Adjective

That night, Lee goes to Ginger’s house to tell her what happened — about his hostile showdown with the rupidoop, about Brawny Dude With the Butter Candies checking out Lee’s van in the Boontill parking lot.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
The trip to Leeds is another daunting assignment for United in what is usually a hostile atmosphere.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of hostile

Verb

Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency ceded some of its climate authority by repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.

— LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Other leaders seem resigned to the fact that this 80-year global experiment in cooperative international relations has ceded the floor once again to the world order of coercion that dictated most of human history.

— Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of ceded

Adjective

To MacArthur, solitary reading was antagonistic to the Army’s aims.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Related Stories Additionally, Flanagan was interested in recruiting Sloyan to play Carrie’s religious and antagonistic mother, Margaret White, unforgettably played by Piper Laurie in the film.

— William Earl, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of antagonistic

Verb

Sydney Sweeney is no stranger to starring in a controversial ad — and her latest effort has infuriated female athletes, including Olympians.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
But Marcia was beginning to sound like Marcia on the page, Marcia in those essays that both excited and infuriated her readers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of infuriated

Verb

Instead of crossing over into the afterlife, Billy, the magically inclined twin, transferred his soul into the body of William Kaplan, a teenager who had just been involved in a fatal car crash.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
The Horned Frogs will need Hayward’s pass rushing expertise to harass Baylor junior quarterback DJ Lagway, a former five-star recruit that transferred in from Florida.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of transferred

Adjective

Jen, however, reportedly felt that starring opposite Ben as an estranged couple would bring too much real-life baggage to the screen.

— Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
That duality was best embodied by the presence of Dorothy’s estranged daughter Kristine Wood, who was raised by her paternal grandparents in the wake of her mother’s substance abuse issues and is interviewed in the documentary.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of estranged

Verb

Counsel was enraged that his gambit was foiled by one jury holdout on the insanity argument.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026
That day in August, the woman was awakened by Ross, who was enraged by a photo she was tagged in on Instagram, according to Ross’ arrest report.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

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