| Main Entry: | misanthropic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unsociable, cynical |
Synonyms: |
antisocial, egoistic, egotistical, eremitic, hating, inhumane, malevolent, misanthropical, reclusive, reserved, sarcastic, selfish, solitary, standoffish, unfriendly |
Antonyms: |
humanitarian, philanthropic, sociable |
| Main Entry: | reserved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | silent, unsociable; constrained |
Synonyms: |
aloof, backward, bashful, cautious, ceremonious, close, close-mouthed, cold*, collected, composed, conventional, cool, demure, diffident, distant, eremitic, formal, frigid, gentle, icy*, mild, misanthropic, modest, noncommittal, offish, peaceful, placid, prim, quiet, reclusive, restrained, reticent, retiring, secretive, sedate, self-contained, serene, shy, soft-spoken, solitary, standoffish, taciturn, unapproachable, uncommunicative, uncompanionable, undemonstrative, unresponsive, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
extroverted, friendly, outgoing, sociable |
| Main Entry: | standoffish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cold, distant |
Synonyms: |
aloof, antisocial, cool, eremitic, haughty, indifferent, misanthropic, reclusive, remote, reserved, solitary, unapproachable, uncompanionable, unsociable, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
friendly, sociable, warm |
| Main Entry: | reclusive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unsociable |
Synonyms: |
antisocial, ascetic, cloistered, eremitic, hermetic, hermit-like, isolated, misanthropic, monastic, recluse, reserved, retiring, secluded, secluse, seclusive, sequestered, solitary, standoffish, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
gregarious, sociable |
| Main Entry: | self-controlled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reserved |
Synonyms: |
aloof, backward, bashful, cautious, ceremonious, close, close-mouthed, cold*, collected, composed, controlled, conventional, cool*, demure, diffident, distant, eremitic, formal, frigid, gentle, icy*, inhibited, mild, misanthropic, modest, noncommittal, offish, peaceful, placid, prim, quiet, reclusive, restrained, reticent, retiring, secretive, sedate, self-contained, self-restrained, serene, shy, soft-spoken, solitary*, standoffish, taciturn, unapproachable, uncommunicative, uncompanionable, undemonstrative, unresponsive, withdrawn |
| Main Entry: | self-restrained |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reserved |
Synonyms: |
aloof, backward, bashful, cautious, ceremonious, close, close-mouthed, cold*, collected, composed, controlled, conventional, cool*, demure, diffident, distant, eremitic, formal, frigid, gentle, icy*, inhibited, mild, misanthropic, modest, noncommittal, offish, peaceful, placid, prim, quiet, reclusive, restrained, reticent, retiring, secretive, sedate, self-contained, self-controlled, serene, shy, soft-spoken, solitary*, standoffish, taciturn, unapproachable, uncommunicative, uncompanionable, undemonstrative, unresponsive, withdrawn |