| Main Entry: |
antisocial |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
nonparticipating; avoiding company |
Synonyms: |
alienated,
ascetic, asocial,
austere,
cold,
cynical, eremetic, hermitlike,
introverted,
misanthropic,
reclusive,
remote,
reserved, retiring,
solitary, standoffish, uncommunicative,
unfriendly, unsociable,
withdrawn
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| Notes: |
to be antisocial is to be hostile to or disruptive of the established social order, marked by or engaging in behavior that violates accepted mores; while being unsociable means one is not disposed to seek the company of others or is reserved |
Antonyms: |
friendly, fun-loving, participating, sociable
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