1
as in outgoing
likely to seek or enjoy the company of others
a gregarious child who ran up to every person on the playground and wanted to be their friend
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as in social
tending to group with others of the same kind
walruses are highly gregarious
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Recent Examples of gregarious
Encouraged out to a party one night by his gregarious best friend (Shanti Masud), David accepts a pill from a stranger and, almost immediately afterwards, notices a young woman (Seydoux) across the room who is fixing him with a faintly predatory stare.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 May 2026
The San Francisco Bay Area teacher was loud and gregarious, a fixture on campus since the Fairfield school opened in 2001.
—Holly McDede, ProPublica, 12 May 2026
In the first film, the gregarious wizard is known as Gandalf the Grey, until he's (seemingly) killed by a Balrog in Moria.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
But her teacher, typically gregarious, seemed flustered.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 May 2026
The San Francisco Bay Area teacher was loud and gregarious, a fixture on campus since the Fairfield school opened in 2001.
—Holly McDede, ProPublica, 12 May 2026
In the first film, the gregarious wizard is known as Gandalf the Grey, until he's (seemingly) killed by a Balrog in Moria.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
But her teacher, typically gregarious, seemed flustered.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gregarious
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The options before voters are business owner and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and Iván Cepeda, a lawmaker and heir to the political movement of outgoing President Gustavo Petro, the nation’s first leftist leader.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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What to Watch For The proclamation comes only two days after former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham won a special election to replace an outgoing member of Parliament for Makerfield.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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The researchers also suggest cash stipends or other social protection policies for lower-income families, and livable minimum wage guarantees.—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
21 June 2026
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Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse The highly agile Getty shooter Alan Crowhurst has done us a great favor by bringing concrete cloakroom evidence of the many social and administrative challenges that the (famous) Royal Ascot costume edicts require in order to be properly met.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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“Gregarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gregarious. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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