Synonyms of recluse

recluse 1 of 2

noun

as in hermit

a person who lives away from others

he was sick of cities and crowds, so he decided to go live by himself in the woods as a recluse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hermit
• solitary
• anchorite
• isolate
• eremite
• homebody
• shut-in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• socialite
• socializer

recluse

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adjective

as in reclusive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reclusive
• unsociable
• lone
• self-sufficient
• autonomous
• altricial
• independent
• self-sustaining
• semiautonomous
• solitary
• self-supporting
• self-subsistent
• nonsocial
• semi-independent
• self-contained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• social
• colonial
• gregarious
• sociable
• parasitic
• associational
• dependent
• symbiotic
• parasitical
• consociational
• subsocial
• precocial