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Recent Examples of unsociable 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 Pact and Bectu have been negotiating over terms of their new collective bargaining agreement since last year, with the crew union wanting more conditions in place regarding unsociable hours and the producers’ body saying that many of the requests are unworkable. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 30 Aug. 2022 That made trucking, with its unsociable hours and dingy roadside bathrooms, less attractive. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2021 For instance, long and unsociable hours are commonplace, and while this is in part due to the shortage of skilled personnel, there is also a cultural element to this that prohibits many from considering it a viable career. Adi Gaskell, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021 Gaming has so often been painted with the wrong brush — stereotyped as being isolating and unsociable. Bartosz Skwarczek, Forbes, 17 June 2021 The social media generation is increasingly clueless and unsociable. Susan Glaser, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2020 Samuel Johnson, one recalls, a ferociously unsociable reader, and blind as a bat, was constantly in danger of singeing his wig against his candle. John Sutherland, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsociable
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • The property comes with a detached garage with a stylish glass garage door and a car charger.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The designation includes the original detached garage, pool and relevant landscape design elements.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But the weather is expected to be cold and rainy in Chicago.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
  • The nights are cold still, though bundling up is certainly an option.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Our friends are aware that their daughter is antisocial.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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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“Unsociable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsociable. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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