as in detached
having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others
she's not antisocial, just extremely shy
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Recent Examples of antisocial
To ’60s bikers, swastikas didn’t signal allegiance to the Nazi cause, per se, but a broader antisocial tendency.
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Katie Rife, Vulture, 21 June 2024
Screaming and antisocial behavior may not seem like beloved traits, but these penguins are revered in Māori culture as taonga, or treasure, even gracing the country’s $5 bill.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
The biggest concern, according to eugenicists, was that these antisocial tendencies were inborn—that genes for crime and poverty were being smuggled into the country in the blood of immigrants.
—Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
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Feeling antisocial?
—USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
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Katie Rife, Vulture, 21 June 2024
Screaming and antisocial behavior may not seem like beloved traits, but these penguins are revered in Māori culture as taonga, or treasure, even gracing the country’s $5 bill.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
The biggest concern, according to eugenicists, was that these antisocial tendencies were inborn—that genes for crime and poverty were being smuggled into the country in the blood of immigrants.
—Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
Read the full Capricorn Daily Horoscope Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)
Feeling antisocial?
—USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for antisocial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antisocial
Adjective
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But the detached garage and a guest cottage were destroyed, as were all but three or four of the 20 or so houses on their block near the Altadena Golf Course.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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Steps lead down to a heated swimming pool, and elsewhere on the property are fruit-bearing citrus trees, raised garden boxes and an original detached bomb shelter.—
Angela Serratore,
New York Times,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The Sky Axe may have spoken, to those who knew its origins, of distant horizons; and now, thanks to the young woman who found it, the skies of the American Midwest are part of its story, too.—
Peter Ross,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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These surrogate daughters — her relationship with her real daughter, Hannah (Billie Lourd), falls somewhere between distant and estranged — are part of Shelly’s social circle, along with Annette (Jamie Lee Curtis), a fellow Razzle Dazzle veteran who’s now a cocktail waitress at a nearby casino.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The middle six had grown cold prior to Namestnikov’s injury, and his line with Ehlers and Perfetti in particular.—
Murat Ates,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Even colder weather on the way, forecast says The weather service said another infusion of cold arctic air is expected Saturday night, and temperatures will plummet to the single digits Sunday morning.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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During a difficult, awkward stage of life, already complicated by the harsh spotlight of contemporary social media, teenagers will likely turn even more inward and asocial, relying on synthetic companions to understand the world around them.—
Reece Rogers,
WIRED,
11 Dec. 2024
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According to the authors of the research, the results challenge the traditional conception of cats as socially aloof, and suggest that some species — whether considered social or asocial — acquire the ability to recognize people’s voices as a result of close contact, rather than domestication.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
15 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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Invert cake onto a wire rack; let cool completely, about 1 hour.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
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Ed was calm, cool and double-checked facts and arranged interviews with key players.—
Frederick N. Rasmussen,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
2 June 2024
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To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.—
Erika Page,
The Christian Science Monitor,
2 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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Vacheron has always been more stately, more reserved, and in a way more true to its history than Patek and Audemars Piguet have been.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
15 Jan. 2025
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Abel describes herself as an extrovert who thrives on storytelling and adventure, while Andy is more reserved and content with a quieter life.—
Maria Morava,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Those details amount to an author nudging depiction of a misunderstood wunderkind versus an aloof outsider.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Jan. 2025
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Cats often get a bad rap for being independent and aloof.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Antisocial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antisocial. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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