estranged

adjective

es·​tranged i-ˈstrānjd 

: having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship

her estranged husband [=her husband with whom she no longer lives]

Social workers may try to resolve conflicts between estranged siblings.

—Jonathan D. Rockoff

He had taken out a life insurance policy on his estranged wife just weeks before her murder …

—David Fisher

… it's kind of shameful to admit your idea of unwinding in front of the TV is watching somebody's entire family get murdered by their greedy, estranged uncle.

—Lauren Zupkus

Examples of estranged in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Alfonso-Acevedo, a custodian, got to work before students on Monday morning, but her estranged husband was already there, police said in a news release. —Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025

The actress requested spousal support from McDermott and asked to terminate the court's ability to award spousal support to her estranged husband. —Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025

Their estranged cohabitation is tense enough, but even the mundane becomes an argument. —Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025

Michael Diego, the man accused of fatally shooting his estranged wife and another man in an Elk Grove home, died Thursday at a hospital, police announced. —Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1538, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for estranged

• disarranged
• interchanged
• prearranged
• rearranged
• arranged
• exchanged
• unchanged
• changed
• ranged