insociable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for insociable
Adjective
  • Our friends are aware that their daughter is antisocial.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Early exposure to violent content in preschool years may have long-term consequences on antisocial behavior particularly in boys, a new study has revealed.
    John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 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
  • It is named after longtime local environmental and snowpack researcher billy barr, a reclusive mountain man who prefers spelling his name using lowercase letters.
    Morgan Tilton, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The notoriously reclusive singer took to X to signal (albeit lukewarm) support on Wednesday.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Negative stereotypes permeate the space and, while everyone knows that IT professionals are more than nerdy, introverted geeks unable to connect with others, statistics clearly indicate that communication is a concern.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Marshmallow centers on Morgan (played by Kue Lawrence), an introverted 12-year-old suffering from nightmares who heads to a secluded summer camp.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Insociable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insociable. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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