aliened

verb

Definition of alienednext
past tense of alien
1
as in alienated
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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2
as in ceded
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aliened
  1. alienated
  2. ceded
  3. conveyed
  4. assigned
  5. angered
  6. transferred
  7. severed
  8. enraged
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  • Founded by singer-songwriter Rihanna, the cosmetics brand entered the market with 40 foundation shades, effectively throwing down the gauntlet to an industry that had historically alienated women of color by limiting its palette to lighter skin tones.
    Tripp Westbrook, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Companies that have done so have alienated half their audience and have paid a high price for doing so.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of alienated
Verb
  • Last year Montage ceded its property to Flos B&B Italia Group, which officially opened a B&B Italia there in November.
    Sofia Celeste, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Beckham ceded all control to Uniacke, who turned the walls dark green, and filled the space with twinkling Christmas trees.
    Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of ceded
Verb
  • Demonstrations Are Powerful By personally experiencing and demonstrating the long customer service wait time, Bezos effectively conveyed the urgency of the issue to his team.
    Roger Dooley, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • That vibe of stillness abides in the film too, emotions conveyed with subtle cues and a refreshing absence of melodrama.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of conveyed
Verb
  • As the rest of the city struggles through violent crime, Johnson reportedly maintains a security detail of nearly 100 officers in Unit 544 — the group of officers assigned to protect the mayor.
    Dylan Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
  • An advisory committee has already been assigned to work on the process, Martin said.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of assigned
Verb
  • His amplification of Lee's viewpoints angered Social Security advocates.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • That decision angered Real Madrid so much that its players boycotted the awards ceremony.
    Steve Price, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of angered
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  • She was transferred at that point to emergency medical services personnel.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The state government, controlled by the army, said 65 people had been killed, and that other casualties had been transferred to nearby Al-Naw Hospital.
    Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of transferred
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  • The alliance is led by a former senior al-Qaida militant who severed ties with the extremist group years ago and has promised representative government and religious tolerance.
    SARAH EL DEEB, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Herr had wondered whether the muscles severed in an amputation could be meaningfully connected again.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of severed
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  • In May, Barone began working as the executive assistant to Ann Bryant, who co-founded a Tahoe nonprofit called BEAR League, in 1998, after a government trapper enraged the community by killing a mother bear and her cub and then lying about it.
    Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Pediatricians were enraged in February, for example, when Ladapo left the decision on whether to quarantine children amid a massive measles outbreak to parents.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of enraged
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“Aliened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aliened. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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