All estrangement synonyms
noun estrangement
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- hostility — a hostile state, condition, or attitude; enmity; antagonism; unfriendliness.
- disaffection — the absence or alienation of affection or goodwill; estrangement; disloyalty: Disaffection often leads to outright treason.
- distancing — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- falling-out — a quarrel or estrangement between persons formerly in close association with one another.
- breakup — The breakup of a marriage, relationship, or association is the act of it finishing or coming to an end because the people involved decide that it is not working successfully.
- parting of the ways — When there is a parting of the ways, two or more people or groups of people stop working together or travelling together.
- rupture — the act of breaking or bursting: The flood led to the rupture of the dam.
- schism — division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.
- discord — lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord.
- unfriendly — not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- breach — If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
- alienation — a turning away; estrangement
- divorce — a divorced man.
- split — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- disunity — lack of unity or accord.
- disassociation — to dissociate.
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- leaving — something that is left; residue.
- parting — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- removal — the act of removing.
- withdrawal — Also, withdrawment. the act or condition of withdrawing.
- withholding — to hold back; restrain or check.
- antagonization — to make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist of: His speech antagonized many voters.