Synonyms of alienated

alienated 1 of 2

adjective

as in hostile

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• 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
• divided
• antagonized
• irritated
• aggravated
• disillusioned
• incensed
• bothered
• disenchanted
• dissociated
• split
• riled
• separated
• maddened
• rankled
• exasperated
• disunited
• inflamed
• sundered
• enflamed
• roiled
• envenomed
• irked
• vexed
• uncoupled
• nettled
• peeved
• bugged
• chafed
• unyoked
• piqued
• unlinked
• grated
• galled
• broke up
• vext

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
• surrendered
• vested
• handed down
• committed
• willed
• passed
• bestowed
• conferred
• trusted
• commended
• consigned
• turned in
• intrusted
• delivered
• yielded
• turned over
• handed over
• released
• let

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expropriated

Examples of alienated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Many longtime VMware customers felt alienated by the abrupt changes, leading to strained relationships and calls for regulatory intervention. —Steve McDowell, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024

In past conflicts, heavy-handed military operations against armed groups alienated communities caught in the crossfire. —Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024

That alienated adults and as each episode went by it descended even more into farce. —Caroline Reid, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024

But its population is deeply disenfranchised, impoverished, and increasingly alienated from the federal government by decades of policies widely seen as discriminatory. —Sophia Saifi, CNN, 31 Aug. 2024