standoffish
stand·off·ish
adj \stand-ĖoĢ-fish\Definition of STANDOFFISH
: somewhat cold and reserved
ā stand·off·ish·ly adverb
ā stand·off·ish·ness noun
Examples of STANDOFFISH
- She tends to be a bit standoffish with strangers.
- <she proved to be simply shy, not standoffish>
First Known Use of STANDOFFISH
1860
Related to STANDOFFISH
Synonyms: aloof, antisocial, asocial, buttoned-up, cold, cold-eyed, detached, distant, dry, frosty, offish, remote, standoff, cool, unbending, unclubbable, unsociable
Related Words: indrawn, introverted, nongregarious, recessive, reclusive, reserved, unsocial, withdrawn; misanthropic; apathetic, hard, indifferent, unconcerned; clinical, dispassionate, impersonal, professional; disinterested, incurious, uninterested; reticent, silent, taciturn, uncommunicative; diffident, shy, timid; cliquey, cliquish, clubbish
Near Antonyms: boon, clubbable (also clubable), clubby, companionable, convivial, extroverted (also extraverted), gregarious, outgoing; communicative, expansive, garrulous, talkative; affable, folksy, genial, gracious, hospitable; agreeable, amiable, congenial, kindly, neighborly
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