Synonyms of gregarious

gregarious

adjective

gri-ˈger-ē-əs 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outgoing
• social
• friendly
• hospitable
• companionable
• gracious
• sociable
• extroverted
• convivial
• cheerful
• lively
• spirited
• talkative
• jolly
• clubby
• clubbable
• animated
• boon
• amiable
• communicative
• affable
• jovial
• gay
• bright
• expansive
• folksy
• congenial
• cordial
• vivacious
• kindly
• genial
• forthcoming
• neighborly
• garrulous
• sprightly
• agreeable
• perky
• exuberant
• effervescent
• bubbly
• peppy
• upbeat
• buoyant
• jaunty
• pert
• chipper
• high-spirited
• sprightful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• antisocial
• introverted
• reclusive
• unsociable
• unsocial
• misanthropic
• aloof
• distant
• cold
• cool
• remote
• detached
• standoffish
• nongregarious
• insociable
• reserved
• silent
• frosty
• reticent
• mute
• mum
• taciturn

2

as in social

tending to group with others of the same kind

walruses are highly gregarious

Synonyms & Similar Words

• social
• colonial
• parasitic
• sociable
• dependent
• associational
• symbiotic
• consociational
• precocial
• subsocial

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solitary
• nonsocial
• independent
• autonomous
• semiautonomous
• altricial
• self-sufficient
• reclusive
• unsociable
• self-contained
• lone
• semi-independent
• self-sustaining
• self-subsistent
• self-supporting
• recluse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gregarious

Hennessy is a gregarious community leader who has organized charity drives and civic events. — Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 27 May 2026

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. — 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

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