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

The constant fear of being targeted can push students into social isolation, alienation and difficulty in concentration. —Nuo Chen, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025

People talk as people do; the scenes between Henry and Moura, Henry and Mulgrew and Henry and Rhames are especially good, each in its own way playing notes of suspicion, alienation and love. —Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025

Estrangement between members of BRICS and the G-7 only sweetens Russia’s appeals for an anti-Western bloc, so preventing further alienation will be key. —Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 27 Feb. 2025

Limited social mobility leads to alienation of the disenfranchised, and ossification. —Suwanna Gauntlett, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025