as in distant
having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others
an asocial and grumpy artist lives alone on the top floor
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Recent Examples of asocial
In each case, the robot indicated the hidden location of a treat by pointing and either saying the dog's name (for the social robot) or simply beeping (asocial).
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Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2013
The inside of the body was intriguing but asocial.
—New York Times, 10 May 2022
He’s no longer reduced to being an asocial nerd.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2021
Ron Howard Based on the life of John Forbes Nash Jr. and the biography of the same name, A Beautiful Mind, which like Gladiator stars Russell Crow, tells the story of a brilliant but asocial mathematician and his battle with mental illness.
—Emily Burack, Town & Country, 26 Jan. 2023
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Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2013
The inside of the body was intriguing but asocial.
—New York Times, 10 May 2022
He’s no longer reduced to being an asocial nerd.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2021
Ron Howard Based on the life of John Forbes Nash Jr. and the biography of the same name, A Beautiful Mind, which like Gladiator stars Russell Crow, tells the story of a brilliant but asocial mathematician and his battle with mental illness.
—Emily Burack, Town & Country, 26 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asocial
Adjective
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And while observatories in space and on the ground can give some clues about exoplanets, stars themselves are crucial to understanding these distant worlds.—
Elizabeth Landau,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 Mar. 2025
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But, with even a 30-day ceasefire off the table for Moscow, any such post-war accord with Russia is a distant prospect, Dopagne said.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The property comes with a detached garage with a stylish glass garage door and a car charger.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The designation includes the original detached garage, pool and relevant landscape design elements.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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No longer enthusiastic about their road trip, the Brits are cold and looking a little nervous.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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But the weather is expected to be cold and rainy in Chicago.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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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Our friends are aware that their daughter is antisocial.—
R. Eric Thomas,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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These keep you cool in spring and summer and play nicely with pants made of similar materials.—
René Chávez Esparza,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2025
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Let cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes, then turn out of pans and let cool completely, about 1 hour.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
20 Mar. 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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Adichie’s protagonists are independent and deeply ambivalent, not so much aloof as detached, both from their love interests and from their own desires and aspirations.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2025
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There’s a certain traditional stereotype of actors as people who are arrogant or self-confident, the sort of people who are overly serious, aloof, or pretentious.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Asocial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asocial. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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