insociable

Definition of insociablenext

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Adjective
  • However, the system isn't completely antisocial.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Trump is at once a symptom of this disease and its apotheosis, a living representation of all the ways the United States has encouraged, tolerated and rewarded the most selfish and antisocial behaviors imaginable, at least among a certain class of person.
    Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
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
  • Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024
Adjective
  • But when the homework clause was revealed, the enormous unsocial media fan was out there and the manure hit it with great force.
    Nick CanepaColumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2022
  • The choice of verbs on social media seems, to Miss Manners, to demonstrate a decidedly unsocial intent.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2022
Adjective
  • Iran’s two major adversaries have thoroughly humiliated it; the regime was not able to hide its reclusive leader for even a few hours.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Mitski is the writer of these songs, but the speaker is someone else, a reclusive woman who resides in an unkempt house.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • An artist’s life is actually quite introverted.
    Rachel Handler, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Directed by Lynne Ramsay, the movie follows Joe (Joaquin Phoenix), an introverted loner who rescues women who find themselves in precarious positions.
    Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Insociable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insociable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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