aliened

verb

past tense of alien
1
as in alienated
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring such angry outbursts will rapidly alien any friends you might possibly have left

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2
as in ceded
to give over the legal possession or ownership of the couple plans to alien the adjoining house lot to their eldest son

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aliened
  1. alienated
  2. ceded
  3. infuriated
  4. conveyed
  5. estranged
  6. assigned
  7. angered
  8. transferred
Verb
  • For the moment, Trump’s vicious bigotry has alienated most independent voters and even some Republicans.
    — David Yassky, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Through hidden fees and poor service, traditional banks have alienated many customers, while online banking and ATMs have eradicated differences between banks.
    — Jeffrey I. Cole, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of alienated
Verb
  • In recent weeks, however, Republicans essentially ceded the race as the battleground map expanded to places like Texas.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • An altar is the place where something precious is ceded so something sacred can be drawn close.
    — Seth Limmer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of ceded
Verb
  • The decision has infuriated Democrats and threatened the party’s path to winning a Senate majority.
    — Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The decision infuriated Democrats who had been pressing the two candidates to present a united front ahead of Election Day.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of infuriated
Verb
  • Episodes easily conveyed the filmmakers’ giddy excitement for the next big battle scene, the next big twist, and the next big moment in their Tolkien translation.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The Mother Earth cover and accompanying post shared on Friday appears to have addressed some of the emotions Apple conveyed in July.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of conveyed
Verb
  • Markle has been estranged from Meghan and did not attend her wedding to Britain’s Prince Harry in 2018.
    — Max Foster, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Acton, 60, is facing off against Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who ran an attack ad in October featuring her mother, Donna Arthur, from whom Acton has been estranged since 1978.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of estranged
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  • Early this month, the Miami Herald hitched a ride aboard the Doyle, a 154-foot fast-response cutter, one of five such ships assigned to Coast Guard Sector San Juan.
    — Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
  • But once in Korea, the friends would be assigned to different battalions and see each other only occasionally in rear areas, Foley says.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of assigned
Verb
  • Madigan’s downfall began with women angered by his handling of #MeToo incidents involving his campaign and government staff in 2017 and 2018.
    — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • But others, particularly in Missouri, have been concerned and angered to see that their bills will soon go up, the second price hike for this year.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of angered
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  • Beck didn’t take over as the full-time starter until his junior season at Georgia and transferred to Miami after regressing during his senior season.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Davega transferred in after his mother died this summer in a drowning trying to save his little brother.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of transferred
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“Aliened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aliened. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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