alienated 1 of 2

past tense of alienate

alienated

2 of 2

adjective

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Recent Examples of alienated
Verb
Younger voters, especially Gen Z and millennials, who feel alienated from legacy institutions but are energized by tech, innovation, and authenticity. James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025 Yet in the post-Cold War era, many young Thais feel alienated by the institution’s opaque, hierarchical structures, and desire more accountability. Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 2025
Adjective
Meanwhile, Gaines took aim at Jeffries for his argument, which alienated multiple Democrat voters after it was pushed by him and other Democrat lawmakers, prompting some of those voters to unregister from the party. Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025 Many attribute this downturn to Musk’s increasing political involvement and alignment with right-wing ideologies, which has alienated a section of the consumer base. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for alienated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alienated
Verb
  • Madrid were angered by a decision in that game to award Espanyol defender Carlos Romero a yellow card for a 60th-minute challenge on Kylian Mbappe, which was not upgraded to a red card by VAR.
    Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • That meeting angered Israeli officials, and reportedly Dermer in particular.
    Alex Marquardt, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • And now America has unilaterally ceded the fight.
    Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Rather than dive into a song and drop the curtain on a set anchored by a statue-like representation of two hands holding a crown, Blige disappeared and ceded attention to a video montage touting her accolades and achievements.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The cooperative exercises typically elicit a hostile response from North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, who has steadily disapproved of the drills for years.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Their reasons are practical and emotional: 76% cited concern for LGBTQ rights in general, while 71% cited hostile social and political environments.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The three were transferred to another hospital.
    Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The player had transferred into the program, and his minutes were already waning.
    Sam Blum, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The actress and Honest Company co-founder shares three children with her estranged husband, Cash Warren: daughters Haven and Honor, 17, and son Hayes, 8.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Meet Robin, the sister of the bride and a no-nonsense New Yorker with a lot of errands to run—including picking up the groom’s estranged son from the airport.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Hot summers are nothing new for much of the United States, but the combination of heat and humidity has taken on a truly antagonistic role this year, pushing us closer to our melting points in an already uncomfortable season.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Thomas, Scheffler, DeChambeau, McIlroy and Koepka are seen throughout the movie, participating in Gilmore’s ridiculous training sessions and eventually battling an antagonistic group of golfers from the fictional Maxi professional golf league.
    Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 July 2025
Verb
  • The sketch opened with Mikey Day as Jesus, recreating the scene from the Bible in which Christ visits the temple and gets enraged at seeing money changers transacting business within its walls.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2025
  • While there, Jesus visited the temple and enraged upon seeing money changers transacting business within its sacred walls, expelled them all.
    McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • India has formally conveyed its concerns to China, emphasizing the need to safeguard the interests of downstream states, but Chinese state media has continued to praise the project as beneficial for citizens in Southeast Asia.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Featuring work by 30 artists, the exhibition conveyed stories of social upheaval, economic collapse, and the complexities of rapid urbanization.
    Nargess Banks, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025

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“Alienated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alienated. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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