nonsocial
adjective
non·so·cial
ˌnän-ˈsō-shəl 
: not socially oriented : lacking a social component
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Their active periods included social and nonsocial behaviors such as fighting or grooming themselves or one another.
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Lydia Denworth,
Scientific American,
13 June 2023
These findings show that incidental olfactory suspicion cues can affect performance on social as well as nonsocial reasoning tasks.
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Seriously Science,
Discover Magazine,
8 July 2015
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Lydia Denworth,
Scientific American,
13 June 2023
These findings show that incidental olfactory suspicion cues can affect performance on social as well as nonsocial reasoning tasks.
—
Seriously Science,
Discover Magazine,
8 July 2015
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“Nonsocial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonsocial. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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