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
However, the system isn't completely antisocial.
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New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2026
Trump is at once a symptom of this disease and its apotheosis, a living representation of all the ways the United States has encouraged, tolerated and rewarded the most selfish and antisocial behaviors imaginable, at least among a certain class of person.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Depending on their age, bringing a toy that’s not messy, loud or antisocial — like a tablet — may be helpful.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
The pissed off punk rockers, the hopelessly antisocial geeks, and the kids doing drugs.
—David Alvarado, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
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New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2026
Trump is at once a symptom of this disease and its apotheosis, a living representation of all the ways the United States has encouraged, tolerated and rewarded the most selfish and antisocial behaviors imaginable, at least among a certain class of person.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Depending on their age, bringing a toy that’s not messy, loud or antisocial — like a tablet — may be helpful.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
The pissed off punk rockers, the hopelessly antisocial geeks, and the kids doing drugs.
—David Alvarado, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for antisocial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antisocial
Adjective
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Olise has purposefully cultivated a kind of detached non-persona.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Three children who were playing hide-and-seek spotted a cat floating on the surface of the water in the garden of an unoccupied semi-detached home.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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There was another cigar somewhere in his not-too-distant future.—
Barry Svrluga,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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With the intention of permanently moving the orbiter Discovery to California, the Air Force designed SLC-6 differently from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, most notably by stacking the vehicle directly on the pad rather than in a more distant assembly building.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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The perk here is that the material holds up to cold weather by stretching and expanding without breaking, requiring fewer repairs and resource use.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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But there are ways of assessing it with cold hard figures, most notably the FIFA world rankings, which began in the 1990s as a way to assess the strength of international teams.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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That alone challenges the idea that sharks are purely asocial animals.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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And that’s a focus on individualism; the idea that an individual alone can collect and assess evidence in some kind of asocial fashion.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Make sure the oven is completely cool before cleaning.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
13 June 2026
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Nothing plays up dark mocha or cool raven hair like warm cinnamon balayage.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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Hospitality fared well in Deputy’s study, making up half of the 10 happiest job sectors, despite the sector’s reputation for high stress, unsociable hours, and low pay.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
31 Aug. 2025
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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
Adjective
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In her early public appearances, she was often seen with her head bowed and her gaze upward, a posture that, alongside her soft-spoken demeanor, led the British press to characterize her as timid and reserved.—
Elle Meier,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
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Also not helping matters is Center Rep’s rather reserved staging of the show.—
Charles Lewis III,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Cats are infamous for being aloof creatures.—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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The design is still in progress, and while NJ Transit has joined Amtrak in shaping the latest proposal, the MTA remains sulkily aloof.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
8 June 2026
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“Antisocial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antisocial. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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