insociable

adjective

Definition of insociablenext
as in antisocial

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  1. antisocial
  2. unsociable
  3. unsocial
  4. reclusive
  5. introverted
Adjective
  • Researchers at the firm found that staying in is intentional and not antisocial.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of antisocial
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
  • Especially now, during the daunting age of unsocial media.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The choice of verbs on social media seems, to Miss Manners, to demonstrate a decidedly unsocial intent.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2022
Definition of unsocial
Adjective
  • In IconArrows pointing outwards The optimism about exporting comes as China quickly went from a reclusive market to the largest global exporter of vehicles in recent years.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In the 2014 sci-fi film Ex Machina, Oscar Isaac played a reclusive AI-tech billionaire dwelling in an architectural masterpiece—the Juvet Landscape Hotel—and a private summer home in Valldal, Norway.
    — Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of reclusive
Adjective
  • Some speak disparagingly about Murray’s introverted nature, and others prefer not to ding him.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • Third, respecting one's social battery, whether introverted or extroverted, by scheduling collaborative and solitary tasks appropriately, using buffers.
    — Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of introverted
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