nongregarious

Definition of nongregariousnext

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Adjective
  • His is a more enlightened era, but Hannes, lonely and withdrawn, doesn’t share his classmates’ interest in campus sit-ins and free love.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • Lost was the fact that a grid-connection request is just the start of a multiyear process that involves permitting and legal review and often ends in withdrawn or downsized projects.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Adjective
  • Yet, as is often the case, even the most unclubbable individuals may attract enthusiasts.
    Adrian Woolfson, WSJ, 31 July 2022
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
  • Sprinkle with the reserved hazelnuts and the parsley, and drizzle with the pul biber oil.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 16 May 2026
  • The audiences there were more reserved and showed their appreciation at the end.
    Zama Magudulela, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
Adjective
  • So long as that situation continues, the 43-year-old’s allegedly arrogant and stand-offish treatment of his players will not worry the club hierarchy too much.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
  • They weren’t being stand-offish, not at all.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • An introverted young boxer with incredible ability and skill who battles to overcome low confidence, high anxiety and stage fright in pursuit of her potential.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 May 2026
  • This reductive view of the world—women things bad, men things good—is the mirror image of the worst excesses of 2010s Tumblr feminism, when introverted teenage girls posted hashtags like #KillAllMen and drank from mugs that read MALE TEARS.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • Though many people come to far West Texas for its isolation—the Unabomber’s slightly less reclusive brother did a stint here in the eighties, living at first in a crude underground shelter—Miller said that immigration-enforcement agents have been an intrusive presence for many years.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • The film follows an unlikely angel who is sent from heaven to convince a reclusive man to give up his life for the greater good.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • If the spring season is too dry, flowers and trees cut back on nectar production, causing bees to go hungry.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 20 May 2026
  • Whipping winds can quickly spread the flames, and with the dry brush blanketing hills across South Orange County, minutes matter.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
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“Nongregarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nongregarious. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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