| Meaning | not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors" | |
| Attribute of | sociality | The tendency to associate with others and to form social groups |
| Narrower | alone | isolated from others |
| antisocial, asocial | Hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior | |
| asocial | given to avoiding association with others | |
| lone, lonely, solitary | Characterized by or preferring solitude | |
| recluse, reclusive, withdrawn | Withdrawn from society | |
| See also | ungregarious | (of animals) not gregarious |
| unsociable | not inclined to society or companionship | |
| Opposite | social | Living together or enjoying / enjoying / enjoying / enjoying life in communities or organized groups |
| Spanish | asocial | |
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