alienate[verb]Synonyms: set against, disaffect, estrange, make unfriendly, turn away
Antonyms: unite, reunite
Contrasted words: accommodate, adjust, conform, reconcile
Related Words: give up,
hand over,
relinquish,
alter,
change,
convert [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
a‧li‧en‧ate /ˈeɪliəneɪt/
verb [transitive]1. to do something that makes someone unfriendly or unwilling to support you:
The latest tax proposals will alienate many voters.2. to make it difficult for someone to belong to a particular group or to feel comfortable with a particular person
alienate somebody from something
He felt that his experiences had alienated him from society.—alienated adjective:
Gina had become alienated from her family. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲