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Synonyms for estrange

Most common

alienate disaffect divide isolate

All synonyms

Verb

1. Alienate — to cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or…

alienate, disaffect, divide, isolate, antagonize, antagonise UK, disunite

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).

Related words

Word family
estrangement estranger

Forms

Past participle
estranged
e.g. estranged → alienated, disaffected, divided, isolated…

Example sentences

  • divide It's better to divide the corpse into five pieces.
  • isolate He wants to isolate me from my friends, my family.
  • alienate If you don't want to alienate people, you must be kind.
  • withdraw You may as well withdraw from the club right away.
  • wean Ziri asked Rima to show him how to wean his lambs.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
estrangesteady
dividerising
isolatesteady
alienatesteady
disaffectsteady
withdrawfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
wean1
6 letters
divide2
7 letters
isolate3
8 letters
withdraw2, alienate3, disunite
9 letters
disaffect3
10 letters
antagonize4, antagonise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (divide2 = 2 syllables).

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éloigner
Italiano
allontanare
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alejar
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allunyar