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
Years later, Lionel is haunted by guilt over his failure to intervene in Jeff’s antisocial behavior.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
Most patients with memory loss who show aggression or agitation do not have a history of violence or other antisocial behaviors.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
In that sense, noise-cancelling headphones are a fundamentally antisocial technology.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2024
Some users of chatbots like Character AI and Replika report antisocial tensions resulting from their chat habits.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
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Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
Most patients with memory loss who show aggression or agitation do not have a history of violence or other antisocial behaviors.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
In that sense, noise-cancelling headphones are a fundamentally antisocial technology.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2024
Some users of chatbots like Character AI and Replika report antisocial tensions resulting from their chat habits.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antisocial
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The families later learned through their teens’ text messages that the two decided to park in the detached garage that the Lees mostly used for storage, Merle explained.Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2024
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Listed for the first time this year, the 61-acre property includes a sprawling mansion, a greenhouse, and a detached garage with room for up to 20 cars.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
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The decision fell to the House of Representatives, where a string of backroom machinations made John Quincy Adams president and distant runner-up Henry Clay the Secretary of State.Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sinema fell to a distant third in public polling before formally quitting the race in March.Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Others who should avoid such cold exposure include those with Raynaud’s disease, which Nicola says is a condition of extreme cold sensitivity and circulation problems.Audrey Noble, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2024
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Boil potatoes in a pot that is large enough to cover the potatoes by at least one additional inch of cold, heavily salted water.Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 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
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The culture presents to us a picture of hackers which is a sensational caricature: Somebody who is almost completely asocial, maybe has mental illness, maybe is morbidly overweight.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 May 2023
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Other women in particular seem to think this was a very, very cool thing to have done.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Murdock said both systems are bringing cold air from the Alaskan gulf and are part of a pattern that has allowed the jet stream to let in cooler air than normal.Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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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
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Breznik’s husband, Matjaž, a reserved and soft-spoken man, is her sous-chef.Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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By that time, most of the people who came to watch had cleared the sales floor for the more inviting environs of their idling black cars or their reserved table at Mr. Chow.George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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In his 1986 work Talent, David Robbins depicted the ’80s artist as a less aloof and rarefied figure than his bohemian predecessors, with a career rather than a calling.Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Her compatriots found her aloof, and some wanted to hurt her.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Antisocial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antisocial. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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