words associated with alienate
Synonyms of alienate
alien: : belonging or relating to another person, place, or thing : strange an alien environment
disaffect: : to alienate the affection or loyalty of
disgruntle: : to make ill-humored or discontented — usually used as a participial adjective they were a very disgruntled crew —Flannery O’Connor angry letters from disgruntled readers
estrange: : to arouse especially mutual enmity or indifference in (someone) where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness : alienate John’s excesses gradually estranged him from his mother … —Philip Norman She became estranged from her family.
sour: : causing or characterized by the one of the four basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids sour pickles — compare bitter , salt , sweet
Words Related to alienate
antagonize: : to incur or provoke the hostility of His criticism antagonized his friends.
embitter: : to excite bitter feelings in embittered by divorce
envenom: : to make poisonous
aggravate: : to make worse, more serious, or more severe : to intensify unpleasantly problems have been aggravated by neglect
anger: : a strong feeling of displeasure and usually of antagonism (see antagonism sense 1b ) You could hear the anger in his voice. She found it hard to control her anger .
enrage: : to fill with rage : anger
incense: : material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned
inflame: : to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling
enflame: : to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling
infuriate: : to make furious
madden: : to become or act as if mad
outrage: : an act of violence or brutality arranged outrages and assassinations —Anthony West
rankle: : to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness
rile: : to make agitated and angry : upset
roil: : to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
break up: : an act or instance of breaking up
dissociate: : to separate from association or union with another attempts to dissociate herself from her past
disunite: : divide , separate
divide: : to separate into two or more parts, areas, or groups divide the city into wards
separate: : to set or keep apart : disconnect , sever
sever: : to put or keep apart : divide
split: : to divide lengthwise usually along a grain or seam or by layers
sunder: : to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
uncouple: : to release (dogs) from a pair of joined collars
unlink: : to unfasten the links of : separate , disconnect
unyoke: : to free from a yoke or harness
disappoint: : to fail to meet the expectation or hope of : frustrate the team disappointed its fans He disappointed his parents with his decision.
disenchant: : to free from illusion
disillusion: : the condition of being disenchanted : the condition of being dissatisfied or defeated in expectation or hope suffered romantic disillusions
annoy: : to disturb or irritate especially by repeated acts annoyed the neighbors with their loud arguments
bother: : to annoy especially by petty provocation : irk It bothers her when people litter. bothered by the itchy tag on his shirt
bug: : any of an order (Hemiptera and especially its suborder Heteroptera) of insects (such as an assassin bug or chinch bug) that have sucking mouthparts, forewings thickened at the base, and incomplete metamorphosis and are often economic pests — called also true bug
chafe: : irritate , vex The noise of the children playing chafed her.
exasperate: : to cause irritation or annoyance to It’s a conundrum for any playwright: How do you enliven characters who alternately bore and exasperate each other? —Michael Phillips It’s a demanding dining experience that may exhaust and exasperate some customers … —Thomas Matthews … they are just like any brothers who love and exasperate each other in equal measure … —Allison Glock
b : to excite the anger of : enrage She did show favour to the youth in your sight only to exasperate you, to awake your dormouse valour, to put fire in your heart and brimstone in your liver. —William Shakespeare … no doubt he thought that such rigorous discipline as that might exasperate five hundred emigrants into an insurrection. —Herman Melville
gall: : bile
grate: : abrade
irk: : to make weary, irritated, or bored
irritate: : to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in : annoy
nettle: : any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs … legs, which smarted from the stings of nettles … —James Stephens
peeve: : to make peevish or resentful : annoy
pique: : to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff sly remarks to pique their curiosity
rile: : to make agitated and angry : upset
vex: : to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to the restaurant is vexed by slow service
Near Antonyms of alienate
endear: : to make higher in cost, value, or estimation
ingratiate: : to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort — usually used with with ingratiate themselves with the community leaders —William Attwood
appease: : pacify , conciliate
conciliate: : appease … urgently counseled conciliating the peasants … —William Taubman
disarm: : to deprive of means, reason, or disposition to be hostile disarmed criticism by admitting her errors
mollify: : to soothe in temper or disposition : appease mollified the staff with a raise
pacify: : to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe pacify a crying child
placate: : to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
propitiate: : to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
Antonyms of alienate
reconcile: : to restore to friendship or harmony reconciled the factions
Synonyms of alienate
alien: : belonging or relating to another person, place, or thing : strange an alien environment
assign: : to transfer (property) to another especially in trust or for the benefit of creditors
cede: : to yield or grant typically by treaty Russia ceded Alaska to the U.S. in 1867.
convey: : to bear from one place to another
deed: : something that is done evil deeds did my good deed for the day
make over: : an act or instance of making over a makeover of the tax system
transfer: : to convey from one person, place, or situation to another : move , shift
Words Related to alienate
bequeath: : to give or leave by will (see will entry 2 sense 1 ) — used especially of personal property a ring bequeathed to her by her grandmother
hand down: : to transmit in succession (as from father to son)
leave: : bequeath , devise left a fortune to his son
pass (down): : move , proceed , go The boat was too tall to pass under the bridge.
will: : desire , wish call it what you will
bestow: : to put to use : apply bestowed his spare time on study
commend: : to entrust for care or preservation "To Thee I do commend my watchful soul / Ere I let fall the windows of mine eyes." —William Shakespeare
commit: : to carry into action deliberately : perpetrate commit a crime commit a sin
confer: : to compare views or take counsel : consult
contribute: : to give or supply in common with others contribute money to a cause
deliver: : to set free and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil —Matthew 6:13 (King James Version)
donate: : to make a gift of
grant: : to consent to carry out for a person : allow fulfillment of grant a request
hand over: : to yield control of
move: : to go or pass to another place or in a certain direction with a continuous motion moved into the shade
pass: : move , proceed , go The boat was too tall to pass under the bridge.
present: : something presented : gift
release: : to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude release hostages release pent-up emotions release the brakes
relinquish: : to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
surrender: : to yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon compulsion or demand surrendered the fort
transmit: : to send or convey from one person or place to another : forward
turn in: : something that turns in or is turned in
turn over: : the amount received in sales for a stated period
vest: : a sleeveless garment for the upper body usually worn over a shirt
yield: : recompense , reward
consign: : to give over to another’s care … consign her single daughters to the care of their sister … —Jane Austen
entrust: : to confer a trust on
intrust: : to confer a trust on
trust: : assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something
lease: : a contract by which one conveys real estate, equipment, or facilities for a specified term and for a specified rent took out a five-year lease on the house
lend: : to give for temporary use on condition that the same or its equivalent be returned lend me your pen
let: : to cause to : make let me know
loan: : money lent at interest took out a loan to pay for the new car
rent: : property (such as a house) rented or for rent
Phrases Synonymous with alienate
Near Antonyms of alienate
expropriate: : to deprive of possession or proprietary rights
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