ALIENATE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ALIENATE?

Need another word that means the same as “alienate”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “alienate” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Alienate” are: alien, disaffect, estrange, turn away, set apart, drive apart, isolate, detach, distance, put at a distance, transfer, convey, pass on, hand over, devolve

Alienate as a Verb

Definitions of "Alienate" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “alienate” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Transfer property or ownership.
• Transfer ownership of (property rights) to another person or group.
• Make (someone) become unsympathetic or hostile.
• Make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated.
• Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness.
• Make (someone) feel isolated or estranged.

Synonyms of "Alienate" as a verb (15 Words)

alien	Transfer property or ownership. The will aliened the property to the heirs.
convey	(of information) make known; pass on. The real virtues and diversity of America had never been conveyed in the movies.
detach	Come to be detached. A figure in brown detached itself from the shadows.
devolve	(of property) be transferred from one owner to (another), especially by inheritance. The Empire devolved into separate warring states.
disaffect	Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness. What these ads do is disaffect the voting public.
distance	Keep at a distance. We have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living.
drive apart	Move into a desired direction of discourse.
estrange	Cause (someone) to be no longer on friendly terms with someone. He became estranged from his father.
hand over	Place into the hands or custody of.
isolate	Place (a person or animal) in quarantine to prevent the spread of an infectious disease. A country which is isolated from the rest of the world.
pass on	Come to pass.
put at a distance	Put into a certain place or abstract location.
set apart	Put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground.
transfer	Transfer from one place or period to another. Employees have been transferred to the installation team.
turn away	Become officially one year older.

Usage Examples of "Alienate" as a verb

• An urban environment which would alienate its inhabitants.
• She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious.
• The association does not wish to alienate its members.
• The boring work alienated his employees.
• They defended the Masai against attempts to alienate their land.

Associations of "Alienate" (30 Words)

alienation	The transfer of the ownership of property rights. Most leases contain restrictions against alienation.
alone	Having no help or participation from others. They were not alone in dissenting from the advice.
antagonize	Act in opposition to. Two other drugs antagonized the antidepressant like effect.
complacent	Contented to a fault with oneself or one’s actions. You can t afford to be complacent about security.
detachment	Avoiding emotional involvement. He felt a sense of detachment from what was going on.
dissociate	To undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms. The word spiritual has become for many dissociated from religion.
divorce	Get a divorce formally terminate a marriage. Her divorce from her first husband.
estrange	Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness. Years of boarding school estranged the child from her home.
estrangement	Separation resulting from hostility. A parent s rights in the event of divorce or estrangement.
insular	Suggestive of the isolated life of an island. Goods of insular origin.
isolate	A culture of microorganisms isolated for study. A country which is isolated from the rest of the world.
isolated	Marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements- Scientific Monthly. An isolated pawn.
isolation	A defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it. Isolation from family and friends may also contribute to anxiety.
loneliness	Sadness because one has no friends or company. The loneliness of the farm.
partition	Divide a room into smaller rooms or areas by erecting partitions. Partition off part of a large bedroom to create a small bathroom.
quarantine	Place a person or animal in quarantine in order to prevent the spread of an infectious disease. They had to quarantine infected households.
remote	A remote control device. Chances of a lasting peace became even more remote.
schism	Division of a group into opposing factions. The persistence of this group could produce schism within society.
seclude	Keep (someone) away from other people. I secluded myself up here for a life of study and meditation.
secluded	Hidden from general view or use. A secluded romantic spot.
seclusion	The act of secluding yourself from others. They enjoyed ten days of peace and seclusion.
segregate	Someone who is or has been segregated. We don t segregate in this county.
segregation	A social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups. An official policy of racial segregation.
separate	Separate into parts or portions. Only a footpath separated their garden from the shore.
separation	The space where a division or parting occurs. He hid in the separation between walls.
sequester	Isolate or hide away. The organic sequestering agent EDTA.
severance	Division by cutting or slicing. Employees were offered severance terms.
sole	Put a new sole on. He wanted several pairs of boots to be soled and heeled.
solitude	A solitary place. The battle to preserve beloved solitudes flared up all over the country.
underpopulated	Having a lower population density than normal or desirable. The richly endowed but underpopulated Ivory Coast.