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Adjective
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Tess responds to her parents’ neglect through antisocial behavior at school, first by glitching out a self-driving car by gluing a traffic cone onto the hood, and then by tucking a driving trophy into her back.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026 -
That means that the child is inadvertently traumatized and is antisocial.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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Especially now, during the daunting age of unsocial media.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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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
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Guigsy is extremely reclusive; the Gallaghers and the rest of the current lineup quite possibly have no interest in participating in any of this.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2026
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Eventually several members of the reclusive community allowed Christine Marie and Katas to begin filming their daily routines and social gatherings for a documentary about life in the town that locals call the Crick.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This is the move that helps the shyest, most introverted, most socially anxious people relax.—
Henna Pryor,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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An introverted child, Ortiz grew up enjoying painting and handcrafts, as well as having an interest in engineering and how things are built.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Insociable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insociable. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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