unestranged

A family enjoys a warm and unestranged reunion at the dinner table.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not alienated or separated: "unestranged" describes a state in which a person or group has not become distant, hostile, or indifferent, especially in a relationship or social context.
   • Remaining close or familiar: It indicates that bonds of affection, friendship, or loyalty have not been broken or weakened.

Usage Examples

• (Their relationship was not damaged or made distant.)
• (She maintained a sense of closeness and familiarity.)
• (The scandal did not create alienation or hostility.)

Advanced Usage

• "to keep someone unestranged": to maintain a relationship without alienation.

  • The mediator worked hard to keep the parties unestranged throughout the negotiations. (To prevent them from becoming hostile or distant.)

• "unestranged from": used with "from" to indicate the source of potential alienation.

  • He remained unestranged from his family's traditions, despite adopting new customs. (He did not become detached from his heritage.)

Variants and Related Words

• Estranged (adj): alienated or separated in feeling or affection.
  • The estranged couple rarely spoke. (They were distant and unfriendly.)
• Estrangement (n): the state of being alienated or separated.
  • Years of misunderstanding led to estrangement between the siblings. (A breakdown in their relationship.)
• Unestranging (adj): not causing alienation.
  • Her unestranging manner helped resolve the conflict. (Her behaviour did not create distance.)

Synonyms

• Unalienated: not made foreign or hostile.
• Reconciled: restored to friendliness or harmony (though this implies prior estrangement).
• Attached: emotionally connected or bonded.

Antonyms

• Estranged: alienated or separated.
• Alienated: made distant or unfriendly.
• Disaffected: discontented and disloyal.

Related Idioms

• On good terms: in a friendly or harmonious relationship.

  • They parted on good terms, remaining unestranged. (They ended their connection without hostility.)

• Close as ever: maintaining the same level of intimacy or familiarity.

  • After the argument, they were close as ever, unestranged by the incident. (Their bond remained unchanged.)