as in detached
having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others
she's not antisocial, just extremely shy
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Recent Examples of antisocial
Our friends are aware that their daughter is antisocial.
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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
Aside from increasing investments in programs that train people to identify and report or deescalate antisocial behavior, our leaders must take proactive steps to engage and listen to marginalized members of their communities, and to moderate their own rhetoric with humility.
—Evan Thies, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
Her interest stemmed from her earlier research on psychopathy — the personality disorder characterized by antisocial behaviors including callousness and lack of empathy, or the inability to understand and feel another's emotions.
—Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
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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
Aside from increasing investments in programs that train people to identify and report or deescalate antisocial behavior, our leaders must take proactive steps to engage and listen to marginalized members of their communities, and to moderate their own rhetoric with humility.
—Evan Thies, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
Her interest stemmed from her earlier research on psychopathy — the personality disorder characterized by antisocial behaviors including callousness and lack of empathy, or the inability to understand and feel another's emotions.
—Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antisocial
Adjective
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Having lived in a 400-square-foot accessory dwelling unit over a detached garage in California before moving to Colorado, Barr was the only person on the council in favor of adopting the Neighborhood Housing Opportunities initiative.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2025
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The detached garage, at the back of the driveway, holds one car.—
Angela Serratore,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Gravitational lensing is the best way to infer the presence of incredibly distant objects and measure their mass.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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But for the church officials and the families at Holy Family Church, the pope was not a distant religious figure in a faraway country, but a daily presence.—
Bilal Shbeir,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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South of the border: 'Too scary' U.S. industries are already feeling a cold wind from up north.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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In colder regions, plants can be grown as an annual or overwintered indoors as a houseplant.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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During a difficult, awkward stage of life, already complicated by the harsh spotlight of contemporary social media, teenagers will likely turn even more inward and asocial, relying on synthetic companions to understand the world around them.—
Reece Rogers,
WIRED,
11 Dec. 2024
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According to the authors of the research, the results challenge the traditional conception of cats as socially aloof, and suggest that some species — whether considered social or asocial — acquire the ability to recognize people’s voices as a result of close contact, rather than domestication.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
15 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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In addition to cool designs like Area 51 and glow-in-the-dark circuits, the company is creating Switch 2-specific skins.—
Anthony Karcz,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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According to meteorologists at AccuWeather, a slow-moving storm is expected to push inland from Friday into Saturday, bringing a surge of cooler, moist air across the Southwest.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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
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To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.—
Erika Page,
The Christian Science Monitor,
2 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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Still, the same words are used to describe him: quiet, reserved, introverted.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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The ultra-private first lady's public wardrobe ranges from more muted looks, that match her reserved personality, to punchy statement pieces that better fit her husband's Truth Social feed.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Though never a commercial success, the LP made its way into the hands of oddball punks and art-rock weirdos in the Midwest, intriguing many with its aloof approach to merging rock, punk, new-wave, and experimental prog.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2025
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In The Acolyte, his tectonically angular face is framed by long emo-boy hair that totally works, especially because his performance gives just a hint of peak Tony Leung: aloof and a bit of a weirdo yet utterly charming and definitely dangerous.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Antisocial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antisocial. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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