Alienation
Alienation noun - The loss of friendship or affection.
Usage example: after years of alienation from her family, she became reconciled with them when her father fell ill
Animosity and alienation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Animosity" instead a noun "Alienation".
Animosity
Animosity noun - A deep-seated ill will.
Usage example: his open animosity towards us made our meeting very uncomfortable
Alienation and animosity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alienation" instead a noun "Animosity".
Nearby Word: animus
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hostility and alienation
- hostility and animosity
- disagreement and alienation
- disagreement and animosity
- dissension and alienation
- dissension and animosity
- disaffection and alienation
- disaffection and animosity
- bitterness and alienation
- bitterness and animosity
- antagonism and alienation
- antagonism and animosity
- discord and alienation
- discord and animosity
How words are described
| intense | intense alienation | intense animosity |
| potential | potential alienation | potential animosity |
| further | further alienation | further animosity |
| increasing | increasing alienation | increasing animosity |
Cite this Source
Animosity and Alienation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/alienation/animosity
Alienation & Animosity. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/alienation/animosity>.
Animosity or Alienation. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/alienation/animosity.
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