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Adjective
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An entrée that’s too often a boring fallback for the unadventurous diner is transformed, here, into a clever, dazzling reward.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2025 -
Mirabella had famously repainted former editor Diana Vreeland’s red office a shade of beige, which became a metaphor for her reputation as being too unadventurous.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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Accommodating, which is unassertive and cooperative, prioritizes the needs and preferences of others over one’s own in order to maintain harmony.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Shy and unassertive, she’s often been overlooked by others and kept to herself.—
Yasmine AlSayyad,
The New Yorker,
9 Jan. 2023
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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
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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
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Better word choice than embarrassed.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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It was embarrassed by a wave of corruption, abuse and other misconduct by some of the new hires.—
Ryan J. Foley,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Hospitality fared well in Deputy’s study, making up half of the 10 happiest job sectors, despite the sector’s reputation for high stress, unsociable hours, and low pay.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
2 June 2024
Adjective
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However, the system isn't completely antisocial.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Jan. 2026
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Trump is at once a symptom of this disease and its apotheosis, a living representation of all the ways the United States has encouraged, tolerated and rewarded the most selfish and antisocial behaviors imaginable, at least among a certain class of person.—
Jamelle Bouie,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Early on, the series establishes that Hall’s character is self-conscious about the size of her breasts and has considered getting implants.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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Avoid self-conscious stumbles by picking your confidant carefully.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Unenterprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unenterprising. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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