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adjective

Definition of alienatednext
as in hostile

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alienated

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of alienated
Adjective
Tesla's share price has plummeted 40% from its December peak, and its market value has fallen below $1 trillion as the EV giant faces stiffer competition from rivals and cooling interest from alienated shoppers. — Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025 His administration has frozen foreign aid, threatened to take control of other countries’ sovereign territory, exited key international bodies and alienated Europe with an embrace of Russia. — Simone McCarthy, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
Founded by singer-songwriter Rihanna, the cosmetics brand entered the market with 40 foundation shades, effectively throwing down the gauntlet to an industry that had historically alienated women of color by limiting its palette to lighter skin tones. — Tripp Westbrook, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 At the same time, the Federalists’ muscular response to the Fries Rebellion had alienated crucial voters in Pennsylvania, almost certainly costing the party crucial votes in the electoral college. — Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for alienated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alienated
  1. hostile
  2. angered
  3. ceded
  4. estranged
  5. transferred
  6. antagonistic
  7. unfriendly
  8. enraged
Adjective
  • Andreas typically waits until there have been three instances of potential hostile communication before asking her friend or colleague if everything is OK.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Home to one of the world’s largest refugee populations – most of them from Afghanistan – Pakistan has not always welcomed the foreigners, subjecting them to hostile living conditions and threatening deportation over the years.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of hostile
Verb
  • The sequence of events clearly angered Bain.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The move angered fans, and a scandal over offensive remarks Richards had made on a podcast led him to quit before his episodes aired.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of angered
Verb
  • John Dutton wouldn’t have ceded the land back to Rainwater, right?
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Reports of summary executions and sectarian reprisals were limited, perhaps due, in part, to the way much of the Syrian army ceded territory without a fight.
    — Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of ceded
Adjective
  • Laura Prepon and her estranged husband Ben Foster are leveling new allegations at each other amid their ongoing divorce.
    — Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Per court documents, the actress and her estranged husband entered into a postnuptial agreement, in which Brunson requested that any property assets under dispute be divided and awarded according to the terms of the agreement.
    — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of estranged
Verb
  • The three were transferred to another hospital.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Over 70,000 pre-war fashion design photographs were transferred from design registrations to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs by the industrial tribunal of Paris in 1940, and over 120 of these photos form the basis of an exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
    — Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of transferred
Adjective
  • For roughly a century, conservative Christian groups have claimed that education should include Christian teachings and have increasingly concluded that American public schools are unsuited—and even antagonistic—to that task.
    — Austin Steelman / Made by History, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
  • And Musk’s approach so far has been read by many of those most immediately affected as antagonistic, demoralizing and callous.
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of antagonistic
Adjective
  • The public markets have typically been unfriendly to gun retailers.
    — Sara Fischer, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
  • From the reins of his sun chariot high above everything, Helios could see a group of small children a few miles away that were having a very unfriendly encounter with a really hungry lion.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of unfriendly
Verb
  • The newspaper includes the story of how Brando was enraged to discover his voice had been dubbed by an Italian actor for the local version.
    — Caroline Frost, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
  • But conservatives said they were enraged by the legislation.
    — Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of enraged

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