Synonyms of alienation

alienation

noun

ˌā-lē-ə-ˈnā-shən 

as in estrangement

the loss of friendship or affection

after years of alienation from her family, she became reconciled with them when her father fell ill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estrangement
• disaffection
• divorce
• schism
• breakup
• separation
• hostility
• rift
• souring
• disgruntlement
• antagonism
• split
• bitterness
• rupture
• animosity
• embitterment
• disillusionment
• antipathy
• indignation
• disenchantment
• breach
• outrage
• rancor
• wrath
• jaundice
• ire
• aggravation
• rage
• fury
• spleen
• infuriation
• envenoming
• furor
• incensing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reconciliation
• reconcilement
• endearment
• conciliation
• pacification
• ingratiation
• appeasement
• propitiation
• mollification

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of alienation

But Die Linke managed to turn things around in just months, thanks to a new pair of charismatic and social-media savvy leaders and the alienation that many young voters feel with mainstream parties. —Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025

The Margiela eyewear campaign was photographed and directed by Jordan Hemingway, which reflects on the alienation and attraction between humans and cyborgs. —Andrea Onate, WWD, 2 Mar. 2025

Alcoholism, depression, alienation, and nightmares overtook him in the following years. —Bill Trott, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025

Mould, drummer Grant Hart, and bassist Greg Norton brought a new language of unguarded personal honesty to an early-Eighties post-hardcore scene where the default emotions were still angst and alienation. —Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025