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
Rancor and alienation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rancor" instead a noun "Alienation".
Rancor
Rancor noun - A deep-seated ill will.
Usage example: controversy over use of pesticides has caused a lot of rancor in this agricultural community
Alienation and rancor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alienation" instead a noun "Rancor".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hostility and alienation
- hostility and rancor
- animosity and alienation
- animosity and rancor
- variance and alienation
- variance and rancor
- opposition and alienation
- opposition and rancor
- disaffection and alienation
- disaffection and rancor
- bitterness and alienation
- bitterness and rancor
- antagonism and alienation
- antagonism and rancor
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Rancor and Alienation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/alienation/rancor
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