insociable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insociable
Adjective
  • Specifically, guilt-free time to be completely present with a book, surrounded by others who understand that choosing to read for hours is aspirational, not antisocial.
    JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2025
  • His studies included classes on forensic psychology, death investigation, and antisocial behavior, per NewsNation.
    EW.com, EW.com, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024
  • To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.
    Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • But when the homework clause was revealed, the enormous unsocial media fan was out there and the manure hit it with great force.
    Nick CanepaColumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2022
  • The choice of verbs on social media seems, to Miss Manners, to demonstrate a decidedly unsocial intent.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2022
Adjective
  • Her one visit to French Lick likely came around 1938 when the famously reclusive film star wanted to avoid newspaper reporters during her train’s Chicago layover.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
  • On the ground in the Russian border region of Kursk, where North Korean soldiers helped repel Ukraine’s incursion last year, the reclusive state’s soldiers are reportedly living in dugouts, fighting – and dying – alongside Russian troops.
    Will Ripley, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Armstrong plays the new slayer — an introverted high-school student named Nova — in the untitled Buffyverse project, which Gellar executive produces in addition to reprising her signature role as Buffy Summers.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 July 2025
  • Each week, the villagers gather to meet Matteo, an introverted 15 year old.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 July 2025
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“Insociable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insociable. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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