Tom, stranded alone at the beginning of sentences, couldn't get used to the growing estrangement of Mary.
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Estrangement
/ɪsˈtɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/
Synonyms for "estrangement" (63 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Noun(7 words)
Adjective(1 words)
broken ties
Strong matches (19)
Noun(13 words)
disaffectiondisassociatingdisassociationdisassociation from groupdisconnectdisconnected fromdisconnectiondisconnectionsdisowningdisownmentdisplacementdistancesdisunion
Adjective(2 words)
disconnected kinshipemotional distance
Related words (31)
Noun(20 words)
emotionally distantestrangingfamily alienationfamily disconnectionfamily disunityfamily riftforeignnessisolationlack of kinshipmore alienatingmore distance forcenorwegian bryteschool alienationseparate from othersseparationsouringstrangenessunfamiliarityunrelated to icelandunrelatedness
Adjective(2 words)
political tensionssocial disassociation
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6 entriescommunication breakdownconflict escalationcultural estrangementfamily estrangementgeographic estrangementpeer estrangement
Collocations
6 entriesearly estrangementfamily estrangementgenerational estrangementmutual estrangementprolonged estrangementromantic estrangement
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Tom's wife was notably absent from his birthday party, so it seems rumors of their estrangement are likely true.
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In 1972 US President Richard Nixon visited the People’s Republic of China, ending years of estrangement between the two countries and lifting the bamboo curtain China had been hidden behind since Mao Zedong launched his Cultural Revolution in 1966.
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William is working to rebuild his relationship with his son after a period of estrangement.
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