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
His studies included classes on forensic psychology, death investigation, and antisocial behavior, per NewsNation.
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EW.com, 12 July 2025
The study represents an important step in understanding the neurobiological base of aggression and antisocial behavior.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Resnick speaks on behalf of seething, antisocial comedians everywhere, explaining and dismissing his quirks with lots of memories childhood, such as a horrible, no-good, very bad Easter egg hunt.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025
But poor casting was only half of it — Charles Walters' 1955 adaptation unfortunately reimagines the heroine as an irascible antisocial brat with delusions of grandeur, all explained away by bizarre contemporary psychoanalysis provided in voice-over.
—EW.com, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for antisocial
EW.com, 12 July 2025
The study represents an important step in understanding the neurobiological base of aggression and antisocial behavior.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Resnick speaks on behalf of seething, antisocial comedians everywhere, explaining and dismissing his quirks with lots of memories childhood, such as a horrible, no-good, very bad Easter egg hunt.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025
But poor casting was only half of it — Charles Walters' 1955 adaptation unfortunately reimagines the heroine as an irascible antisocial brat with delusions of grandeur, all explained away by bizarre contemporary psychoanalysis provided in voice-over.
—EW.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antisocial
Adjective
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And, true to Hidden Hills’ equestrian roots, a detached horse stable stands ready to support an active lifestyle.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
4 Aug. 2025
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Someone Almost Killed Thing Before the identities of the Hyde and its master were revealed, someone stabbed Thing, the detached hand that is the Addams family’s companion, in the back and left him hanging in Wednesday’s room.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The future of regenerative medicine, once hypothetical and distant, now approaches with real hope for curing—not simply managing—a host of devastating chronic conditions.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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And with their echo for an instant echoes of the first poetry in our lives come back like music that fades into the distant night.—
Gregory Jusdanis,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Police are making a plea to the public once again for help solving a cold case on the 14th anniversary of a couple being shot and killed in Norwalk.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 Aug. 2025
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Investigators were then able to tie the boot to a cold case disappearance from September 1997.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 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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There’s a moment in indie film right now where there’s a lot of cool films and theaters, and people are going, if not in huge numbers.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
8 Aug. 2025
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Allow to set-up to firm in cool place on kitchen counter or in refrigerator.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 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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Greyhound assigned seating and conflict There’s not widespread awareness of the policy, and some passengers meet with resistance from others who have settled into reserved seats not assigned to them and are reluctant to give them up.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
5 Aug. 2025
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The school will provided ticketed reserved sections for football and basketball.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Matera, in southern Italy, almost didn’t make the cut because its cats were skittish and aloof.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
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Dream’s imperious and aloof parents, Time (Rufus Sewell) and Night (Tanya Moodie), are disinterested in Dream’s desire to help Orpheus, devoted to their own singular missions, and responsible for some of the second season’s most stunning imagery through their inky-dark and jungle-green realms.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 July 2025
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“Antisocial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antisocial. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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