insociable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for insociable
Adjective
  • Our friends are aware that their daughter is antisocial.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Early exposure to violent content in preschool years may have long-term consequences on antisocial behavior particularly in boys, a new study has revealed.
    John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024
  • To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.
    Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • But when the homework clause was revealed, the enormous unsocial media fan was out there and the manure hit it with great force.
    Nick CanepaColumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2022
  • The choice of verbs on social media seems, to Miss Manners, to demonstrate a decidedly unsocial intent.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2022
Adjective
  • The story centers on Michael (Abbott), a reclusive farmer living with his ailing father Ray (Colm Meaney), whose ongoing conflict with rival farmer Gary (Paul Ready) and his unpredictable son Jack (Keoghan) escalates into a series of increasingly violent confrontations.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
  • This normally reclusive species of spider is found across Europe in dark and damp habitats.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • And for the shy or introverted, the amount of socialization is always within one’s control.
    David Dickstein, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the drone of synths and cicadas create a threatening environment from the start, while suggesting the possibility that maybe this is all just an extension of Conor’s introverted psyche.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Insociable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insociable. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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