ESTRANGED Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of estranged

as in alienated

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verb

past tense of estrange

as in infuriated

to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring she estranged several of her coworkers when she let her promotion go to her head

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Recent Examples of estranged

Adjective

Collin is still estranged from six of his seven siblings and hopes to reconnect with them in the future. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 Jen, however, reportedly felt that starring opposite Ben as an estranged couple would bring too much real-life baggage to the screen. — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Verb

The most auspicious absence was Kanye West, Jay’s estranged former protégé, who is arguably the only other solo rapper who could draw crowds of this size. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 At the moment, original New Order bassist Peter Hook, who has been bitterly estranged from the band for the better part of two decades, is the only member confirmed to attend. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for estranged

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Adjective

But others feel alienated, misrepresented and worn out by the opposing political forces, said Carolina Almeida de Paula, a political scientist from Rio de Janeiro State University.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Part of it was due to returning vets, who were very alienated and were suffering from untreated PTSD and were ripe targets for recruitment by white supremacist groups that look for people with these kinds of skills.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of alienated

Verb

Sydney Sweeney is no stranger to starring in a controversial ad — and her latest effort has infuriated female athletes, including Olympians.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
But Marcia was beginning to sound like Marcia on the page, Marcia in those essays that both excited and infuriated her readers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of infuriated

Adjective

To MacArthur, solitary reading was antagonistic to the Army’s aims.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Related Stories Additionally, Flanagan was interested in recruiting Sloyan to play Carrie’s religious and antagonistic mother, Margaret White, unforgettably played by Piper Laurie in the film.

— William Earl, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of antagonistic

Verb

The ouster of Bela Bajaria from the role that Rice now occupies was messy, and angered many inside and outside of Netflix.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
Cotham, previously a Democrat, switched parties in 2023, a move that gave the GOP a veto-proof supermajority in the state House and angered Democrats across North Carolina.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of angered

Adjective

That night, Lee goes to Ginger’s house to tell her what happened — about his hostile showdown with the rupidoop, about Brawny Dude With the Butter Candies checking out Lee’s van in the Boontill parking lot.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
The trip to Leeds is another daunting assignment for United in what is usually a hostile atmosphere.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of hostile

Verb

Now, some people are going to think that's harsh, but those people haven't had the start of their day soured by a lackluster showing from a complimentary hotel breakfast buffet.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
He is soured with Republican can -- Republican voters, independent voters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of soured

Verb

Counsel was enraged that his gambit was foiled by one jury holdout on the insanity argument.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026
That day in August, the woman was awakened by Ross, who was enraged by a photo she was tagged in on Instagram, according to Ross’ arrest report.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of enraged

Verb

Radicals, outraged at its concessions, wanted to fight and topple the shogunate in favor of imperial rule.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Team member outraged University of Maryland freshman Camryn Bryant is on the club tennis team that is embroiled in the scandal.

— Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of outraged

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