Synonyms for disaffected
- adjective
Most common
rebellious disloyal discontented malcontent alienated estranged unfriendly
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Rebellious — alienated or estranged, often with hostile effect
rebellious, malcontent, discontented, disloyal, dissatisfied, resentful, displeased, ill-affected, vengeful
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Alienated or estranged, often with hostile effect.
Near-synonyms: malcontent, resentful, disloyal, rebellious, vengeful
Example sentences
- rebellious Among the people, rebellious sentiments are growing.
- disloyal My suffering comes from realizing you were disloyal.
- discontented Tom told me that he thought Mary was discontented.
- alienated How long have you been alienated from your family?
- estranged Sami became increasingly estranged from his dad.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disaffected | rising | |
| rebellious | rising | |
| disloyal | steady | |
| discontented | falling | |
| malcontent | steady | |
| alienated | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- vengeful2, disloyal3
- 9 letters
- alienated5, estranged2, resentful3
- 10 letters
- rebellious3, unfriendly3, displeased2, malcontent3
- 12 letters
- dissatisfied4, discontented4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vengeful2 = 2 syllables).