Estranged
Estranged adjective - Caused to be unloved.
False and estranged are semantically related. In some cases you can use "False" instead an adjective "Estranged".
Nearby Words: estrangement, estranging
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NBA superstars Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Isiah Thomas were good friends and rivals for most of their NBA career, but became estranged for over two decades when the latter spread (false) rumors of Magic's homosexuality following his HIV diagnosis in 1991.
Source: We Used to Be Friends - Sanosuke Sagara from Rurouni Kenshin, a happy-go-lucky brawler and gambler who never met a jug of sake he didn't like; also estranged from his biological family and had his father figure executed on false charges by the very government they helped to bring into power.
Source: Broken Hero
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False and Estranged. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/estranged/false
Estranged & False. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/estranged/false>.
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