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

Glee’s ability to make outsiders feel less alienated was one of its most admirable elements. —Allie Daisy King, refinery29.com, 3 May 2024

Whitmer could help win back some of these alienated voters. —Erin Doherty, Axios, 21 July 2024

The former president lost his 2020 reelection effort in part because his slashing rhetoric and punishing asides alienated broad swaths of suburban Republican women and independents. —Maeve Reston, Washington Post, 16 July 2024

The alienated parent loses their role as an authority figure and instead becomes someone the child no longer respects, listens to, or seeks advice from. 5. —Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 10 July 2024