nonsocial

adjective

Definition of nonsocialnext
as in solitary

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Recent Examples of nonsocial Their active periods included social and nonsocial behaviors such as fighting or grooming themselves or one another. — 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 Alcohol placebos affect social behaviors but not nonsocial ones, and have not previously been shown to affect memory. — Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonsocial
  1. solitary
  2. autonomous
  3. semiautonomous
  4. independent
Adjective
  • Paving the way for the franchise, the first story begins with a solitary ogre living in a swamp, whose life is disrupted when a horde of misfit fairy-tale creatures are exiled to his land by the villainous Lord Farquaad (played by John Lithgow).
    — Jane LaCroix, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of solitary
Adjective
  • Trump's ambitions aren't far-fetched, according to an international relations expert who told ABC News that there are some avenues in which the U.S. could realistically acquire the autonomous Danish territory.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Among the company’s strengths is the potential to actually benefit from the rise of autonomous vehicles, Cramer said, instead of losing out, as some investors have feared.
    — Julie Coleman, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of autonomous
Adjective
  • President Trump has been insisting that the United States take over the icebound island, which is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark and has been connected to Denmark for more than 300 years.
    — Maya Tekeli, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Less than 1 in 5 Americans favor the U.S. annexing Canada and semiautonomous island Greenland, according to a survey released Tuesday.
    — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of semiautonomous
Adjective
  • As the debut title for independent Chinese developer Pollard Studio, Karma: The Dark World is the latest in a long line of non-combat, slow-paced, first-person thriller games in the vein of Still Wakes the Deep.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The government insists the judiciary is independent, but critics say the evidence in Imamoglu's case is based on secret witnesses and lacks credibility.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of independent

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“Nonsocial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonsocial. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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