ASOCIAL Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

asocial

adjective

(ˌ)ā-ˈsō-shəl

Definition of asocial

as in distant

having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others an asocial and grumpy artist lives alone on the top floor

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Recent Examples of asocial And that’s a focus on individualism; the idea that an individual alone can collect and assess evidence in some kind of asocial fashion. — ArsTechnica, 14 Feb. 2026 Nick Reiner, who reportedly has been diagnosed with serious mental health disorder, accompanied his parents to the party and reportedly caused a scene with his unsettling, asocial and erratic behavior, according to The Hollywood Reporter. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026 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 In each case, the robot indicated the hidden location of a treat by pointing and either saying the dog's name (for the social robot) or simply beeping (asocial). — Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2013 See All Example Sentences for asocial

Recent Examples of Synonyms for asocial

Adjective

That microscopic shift alters the laser beams ever so slightly, producing a tiny flicker of light that alerts scientists to a distant cosmic event.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 25 July 2026
For more than a decade, including when his party controlled both houses of Congress and the White House, the high school football star in his distant youth has been unable to move the ball a single yard.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Definition of distant

Adjective

New homes are less likely to compete on price with existing homes in dense urban markets like New York City, where scarce land means new construction is dominated by condominium projects rather than detached homes.

— Mike Winters, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Apartments offer better square-meter-to-euro value than across the river, and detached homes are available here at a lower price point.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026

Definition of detached

Adjective

But contrary to this, the majority of stars aren't so antisocial, existing in binary partnerships bound together by gravity.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 July 2026
When healths were raised during the eighteenth century, it was considered rude or antisocial not to go along with them.

— Brooke Barbier, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Definition of antisocial

Adjective

It’s been so cool to see all of the audience reception and theories and the excitement that people have for the character in the show is beyond me.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 July 2026
Black Panther was my very first film, and I was invited to create something really cool with a lot of grace, with a lot of safety.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 26 July 2026

Definition of cool

Adjective

Hospitality fared well in Deputy’s study, making up half of the 10 happiest job sectors, despite the sector’s reputation for high stress, unsociable hours, and low pay.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2025
To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.

— Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024

Definition of unsociable

Adjective

If their goal is to grant access to her particular perspective, then that perspective seems only that of a bored and aloof tween.

— Elena Lazic, Variety, 25 July 2026
At the same time, the director was himself a devastatingly handsome heartbreaker — several of his actresses, including the legendary Maria Callas, fell hard for him — and so perhaps knew something about the aloof, unnamed lover being pined for.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026