insociable

Definition of insociablenext

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Adjective
  • And, perhaps, his mental-health struggles, his mood swings, and the antisocial behaviors that The Dark Wizard recounts and suggests were the cost of — or maybe the reason for — his athletic prowess.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 May 2026
  • That means that the child is inadvertently traumatized and is antisocial.
    Megan Shinn, CBS News, 12 Apr. 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • The Christophers Steven Soderbergh, 100 minutes Sir Ian McKellen stars as Julian Sklar, a reclusive painter who started a series in the ’90s known as The Christophers.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 27 May 2026
  • Kris decides to visit the movie’s original star, Billy Presley, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery who lives in the campgrounds where early iterations of the franchise were shot.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
Adjective
  • This dynamic shows up across leadership styles but more consistently among introverted leaders.
    Bill Koch, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • The love story — spirited and wrenching — begins with the meet-cute in a Los Angeles high school of introverted skateboarder AJ and gutsy surfer Kristen.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
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“Insociable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insociable. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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