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ALIENATING Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word alienating. (exact relations)
There are 13 hypernyms of the word alienating. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for ALIENATING

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disregarding
adverb

• in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks

diverging
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• tending to move apart in different directions

estranging
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• making one feel out of place or alienated

isolating
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• relating to or being a language in which each word typically expresses a distinct idea and part of speech and syntactical relations are determined almost exclusively by word order and particles

repelling
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective satellite

• highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

shunning
nounn
noun

• deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

detaching
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• cause to become detached or separated; take off

• separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment

• come to be detached

disaffecting
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
verb

• arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness

distancing
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the property created by the space between two objects or points

• a distant region

• size of the gap between two places

• indifference by personal withdrawal

• the interval between two times

• a remote point in time

verb

• keep at a distance

• go far ahead of

excluding
verb

• prevent from being included or considered or accepted

• prevent from entering; shut out

• lack or fail to include

• prevent from entering; keep out

• put out or expel from a place

ignoring
verbv
verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• bar from attention or consideration

• fail to notice

• give little or no attention to

• be ignorant of or in the dark about

neglecting
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• lack of attention and due care

• the state of something that has been unused and neglected

• willful lack of care and attention

• the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

verb

• leave undone or leave out

• fail to do something; leave something undone

• fail to attend to

• give little or no attention to

ostracizing
verbv
verb

• expel from a community or group

• avoid speaking to or dealing with

repulsing
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• an instance of driving away or warding off

verb

• force or drive back

• be repellent to; cause aversion in

• cause to move back by force or influence

segregating
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• someone who is or has been segregated

verb

• separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation

• divide from the main body or mass and collect

• separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others

separating
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective

• independent; not united or joint

noun

• a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

• a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

adjective satellite

• standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything

• separated according to race, sex, class, or religion

• have the connection undone; having become separate

verb

• act as a barrier between; stand between

• force, take, or pull apart

• mark as different

• separate into parts or portions

• divide into components or constituents

• arrange or order by classes or categories

• make a division or separation

• discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

• go one's own way; move apart

• become separated into pieces or fragments

• treat differently on the basis of sex or race

• move or break apart

• divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

estrange
verbv
verb

• remove from customary environment or associations

• arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness

alien
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

• anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

• a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere

adjective satellite

• not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

• being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world

verb

• transfer property or ownership

antagonize
verbv
verb

• provoke the hostility of

• act in opposition to

disaffect
verbv
verb

• arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness

Best Hypernyms For ALIENATING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for alienating, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (13)
affect alter change detachment estrangement impress isolation modify move separation strike transfer distancing

Alternatives for DISREGARDING

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