English > unsociable: 1 sense > adjective 1| Meaning | not inclined to society or companionship. |
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| Examples | - "an unsociable nature...shy and reserved"
- "generally unsociable except with intimate friends"
- "unsociable behavior"
- "an unsociable neighborhood"
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| Attribute of | sociability, sociableness | The relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows / fellows |
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| Narrower | antisocial | shunning contact with others |
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| ungregarious | not disposed to seek company |
| See also | introversive, introvertive | directed inward |
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| unfriendly | not disposed to friendship or friendliness |
| unsocial | not seeking or given to association |
| Opposite | sociable | Inclined to or conducive to companionship with others |
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| Spanish | arisco, esquivo, huraño, insociable, retraído |
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| Catalan | esquerp, esquiu, insocial, retret |
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| Nouns | unsociability, unsociableness | an unsociable disposition |
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| Adverbs | unsociably | in an unsociable manner |
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