ALIENING Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

aliening

verb

present participle of alien

as in estranging

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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as in ceding

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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expropriating

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Verb

So, how can an organization remain current on customers' ever-changing needs and expectations without annoying or estranging them?

— Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025

Definition of estranging

Verb

Nola has surrendered 23 home runs in 20 starts, coughing up multiple homers in five of his last seven turns, and ceding one in one of the outlier contests.

— Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Democrats, on the other hand, have lacked the leadership and political power to deliver solutions, effectively ceding the issue to their political rivals.

— Ken Salazar, Time, 20 July 2026

Definition of ceding

Verb

Musk has his own army of devout followers, too, but the difference is that Musk is constantly miserable, alienating even some of his own followers with his extreme takes.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 22 July 2026
Attacking those schools — and the school board members, teachers and staff who run them — means alienating institutions that have served as pillars of their local communities for decades.

— Trinity Webster-Bass, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

Definition of alienating

Verb

Taylor-Joy brings the necessary confidence to her confidence woman, while still conveying the childlike fear inherent to a character who’s felt trapped her whole life.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
Arriving on July 17 through Mass Appeal, the project plays on one of his signature sayings while conveying his mindset at this stage in his personal and professional journey.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of conveying

Verb

Leaders of the Maine Democratic Party are still working toward a process to replace Graham Platner, without angering his supporters.

— Dan Merica, Washington Post, 9 July 2026
The mayor floated the idea to place Williams on probation for six months, angering the city manager’s supporters in the crowd.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

Definition of angering

Verb

Rather than transferring the whiskeys into entirely different finishing barrels, toasted pieces of American and French oak are placed into their existing barrels, allowing the whiskey to extract additional flavors from the wood.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
There’s even a tire failure-detection system that helps stabilize the car by transferring torque across the remaining wheels in milliseconds.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 July 2026

Definition of transferring

Verb

Speaking to them on the phone is infuriating since most of the conversation is about what’s going on with Kaden.

— Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
The result can be a more consistent connection, fewer interruptions and less of that infuriating mid-episode quality drop.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of infuriating

Verb

But because researchers observed eating habits rather than assigning diets, the study could not prove the MIND diet itself prevented decline.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
While a boss may focus on assigning tasks, meeting deadlines and hitting performance goals, leaders think beyond their to-do lists.

— Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 24 July 2026

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