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offish

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of offish

having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others

she was consistently surly and offish with the would-be suitors who came calling

Synonyms of offish

aloof, antisocial, asocial, buttoned-up, cold, cold-eyed, cool, detached, distant, dry, frosty, remote, standoff, standoffish, unbending, unclubbable, unsociable

Words Related to offish

indrawn, introverted, nongregarious, recessive, reclusive, reserved, unsocial, withdrawn

apathetic, hard, indifferent, unconcerned

clinical, dispassionate, impersonal, professional

disinterested, incurious, uninterested

reticent, silent, taciturn, uncommunicative

diffident, shy, timid

cliquey, cliquish, clubbish

Near Antonyms of offish

boon, clubbable (also clubable), clubby, companionable, convivial, extroverted (also extraverted), gregarious, outgoing

communicative, expansive, garrulous, talkative

affable, folksy, genial, gracious, hospitable

agreeable, amiable, congenial, kindly, neighborly

Antonyms of offish

cordial, friendly, sociable, social, warm

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