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

2 of 2

adjective

as in reclusive

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recluse

Noun

The new movie finds Cindy as a recluse living in isolation before teaming up with old friend Brenda (Regina Hall) to fight a new Ghostface. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 8 June 2026

There is an antidote for recluse bites, but severe ulcers may need surgery. — Eva Flowe may 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026

Reactions to bites from a brown recluse, like any spider or insect, can vary. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 May 2026

Sylvie, a borderline recluse, has been watching her neighbors through a telescope and using them as inspiration for her writing, work that’s rendered in vivid detail onscreen. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026