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
As Magazine Dreams progresses, Maddox descends further into his antisocial tendencies and grows more destructive.
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Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025
Stanley Hudson, Angela Martin, and Karen Filippelli As far as being antisocial is concerned, Stanley Hudson takes the cake.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Playing Seok required learning more about antisocial behavior and yet the character is more than a textbook example of a disorder.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Huck Finn and Holden Caulfield’s antisocial tendencies will find positive expression in a tenderness for those whom polite society brutalizes or neglects.
—Anahid Nersessian, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025
Stanley Hudson, Angela Martin, and Karen Filippelli As far as being antisocial is concerned, Stanley Hudson takes the cake.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Playing Seok required learning more about antisocial behavior and yet the character is more than a textbook example of a disorder.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Huck Finn and Holden Caulfield’s antisocial tendencies will find positive expression in a tenderness for those whom polite society brutalizes or neglects.
—Anahid Nersessian, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antisocial
Adjective
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Investigators at the scene found the housing to a side view mirror, a front driver’s side bumper component and a detached front driver’s side wheel trim.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
19 May 2025
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Cooking was done in a detached cookhouse, which also is open for viewing.—
Amy Bentley,
Oc Register,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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Dan, who secured 20.89% in the first round, was a distant second.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
19 May 2025
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Its Dragonfly mission will launch in July 2028 atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket and reach the distant moon in 2034.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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Aldi may carry kosher items, but the stores don’t have cold and hot deli counters or butchers who customize cuts.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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Following a horrific incident that destroys what’s left of his emotional stability, he is assigned to a high-profile cold case that forces him to confront his inadequacies.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
29 May 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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Other options that will keep you cool yet still looking polished this summer are a pair of pleated shorts from Quince or a linen-blend pair of Bermuda shorts from Mango. Wide-leg Jeans Jeans might seem like a surprising addition to a summer packing list, but a loose, wide-leg pair makes sense.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2025
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Cooling bedding is a summertime essential, and Amazon has a slew of all-weather quilts that’ll help keep you cool comfy throughout even the warmest nights.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 May 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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My ticket was for travel with up to six others in a reserved couchette cabin.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Sprinkle tops evenly with reserved sugar-flour mixture (about 1 1/2 teaspoons each).—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Wins Best Film at Critics Awards for Arab Films Far from the bristling emotional potency of Petzold’s previous muse Nina Hoss, Beer can be an aloof, hard-to-read presence.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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One of the central conflicts begins when the cute five-year-old daughter, I-Jing (Nina Ye), is reprimanded by her otherwise aloof grandfather for being left-handed.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
14 May 2025
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“Antisocial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antisocial. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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