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 family’s alienation and the father’s divorce from the narrator’s mother are revealed through asides. — Anna Mebel, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2026

While promoting the release, Rob and Michele described their alienation from the medical establishment. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

The forensic expert starts to piece together the young men’s relationship and the circumstances that brought them to that fateful day, revealing a story shaped by abuse, homophobia, social alienation and despair. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026

Feeling some sense of alienation is part of being a teenager. — Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026