ALIENING Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

aliening

verb

present participle of alien

as in estranging

to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring such angry outbursts will rapidly alien any friends you might possibly have left

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as in ceding

to give over the legal possession or ownership of the couple plans to alien the adjoining house lot to their eldest son

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expropriating

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Verb

So, how can an organization remain current on customers' ever-changing needs and expectations without annoying or estranging them?

— Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025

Definition of estranging

Verb

After ceding its lead, first to Red Bull and then to McLaren, his team is atop the standings again and favored to win the 2026 season.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026
But an industry that can only reliably fill seats for a dozen event-scale releases a year, while quietly ceding everything else to streaming, is not a healthy industry putting on a growth spurt.

— Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of ceding

Verb

By demeaning and alienating most people, Capps predicted, the Christian right wing was planting the seeds of its own demise.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
In the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, France's initial mediating role gave way to a pro-Armenia stance, alienating Baku and diminishing its leverage with Yerevan, which now increasingly favors the US.

— Kamran Bokhari, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of alienating

Verb

Always accompanied by a guitar, Vallarino has a very natural way of connecting and conveying both his joy and his sadness in every song, adding powerful quotes in each of his lyrics.

— Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026
Superior-class rooms bump up to 275 square feet, with persimmon-orange accents conveying a warmer energy.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of conveying

Verb

Still, in a great credit to their organization, the Kansas City Chiefs stuck by him while others may have immediately cut him to avoid angering the sports media mob.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
On the second day of the Test, Woodfull was hit over the heart by Larwood, angering the 50,000-strong partisan crowd.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of angering

Verb

Once in office, Escalona quickly began to roll back parts of Carollo’s legacy, including transferring the Tower Theater back to MDC.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Directly transferring the original walking policy failed because the second robot had different body proportions, joint configurations, and motor characteristics.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of transferring

Verb

But maybe that low point and the unexpected departure of Stokes and the return of Joe Root as Test captain ahead of the white-ball skipper has proved a turning point for one of the most gifted but infuriating batters of his generation.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
There are a variety of reasons for this — from reasonable to infuriating — why those who paid higher prices won’t be getting refunds.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of infuriating

Verb

As more officers arrived, Kelly began directing the response, assigning priority to the most critically injured.

— Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Police emphasized that assigning the case to the Homicide Detail does not indicate Lupton's death has been ruled a homicide.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

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