unsociable
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un·so·cia·ble
(ŭn-sō′shə-bəl)adj.
1. Not disposed to seek the company of others; not sociable.
2. Not conducive to social exchange: an unsociable atmosphere.
un·so′cia·bil′i·ty, un·so′cia·ble·ness n.
un·so′cia·bly adv.
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unsociable
(ʌnˈsəʊʃəbəl)adj
1. (of a person) disinclined to associate or fraternize with others
2. unconducive to social intercourse: an unsociable neighbourhood.
unˌsociaˈbility, unˈsociableness n
unˈsociably adv
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un•so•cia•ble
(ʌnˈsoʊ ʃə bəl)adj.
1. not sociable; having or marked by a disinclination to friendly social relations.
2. lacking or preventing social relationships.
[1590–1600]
un•so′cia•bly, adv.
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anti-social
– unsociable1. 'anti-social'
Anti-social behaviour is harmful or annoying to other people.
...the growing use of the computer by anti-social elements as a weapon of crime.
Don't let your children develop an anti-social habit such as bullying.
Note that the American spelling of this word is antisocial.
2. 'unsociable'
People who do not like the company of other people are sometimes described as anti-social, but the usual word used to describe such people is unsociable.
She was an awkward and unsociable girl.
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| Adj. | 1. |  unsociable - not inclined to society or companionship; "an unsociable nature...shy and reserved"; "generally unsociable except with intimate friends"; "unsociable behavior"; "an unsociable neighborhood"unfriendly - not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take" unsocial - not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions; "the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors" sociable - inclined to or conducive to companionship with others; "a sociable occasion"; "enjoyed a sociable chat"; "a sociable conversation"; "Americans are sociable and gregarious" |
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unsociable
adjective unfriendly, cold, withdrawn, retiring, distant, hostile, chilly, reclusive, inhospitable, introverted, unsocial, uncongenial, standoffish, unforthcoming, unneighbourly I am by no means an unsociable person.
friendly, outgoing, sociable, congenial, hospitable, gregarious, convivial, neighbourly
friendly, outgoing, sociable, congenial, hospitable, gregarious, convivial, neighbourly
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unsociable
adj → ungesellig
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