Synonyms of sociability

sociability

noun

ˌsō-shə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

as in friendliness

the quality or state of being social

her sociability was called into question when she said she hated parties

Synonyms & Similar Words

• friendliness
• gregariousness
• conviviality
• boldness
• fellowship
• cordiality
• neighborliness
• amiability
• companionship
• camaraderie
• extraversion
• extroversion
• forwardness
• folksiness
• brashness
• immodesty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• timidity
• shyness
• unsociability
• diffidence
• bashfulness
• introversion
• coyness
• unsociableness
• modesty
• reclusion
• timidness
• retiringness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sociability

For all its potential, AI is an unprecedented threat to sociability, privacy, security and democratic values. —Kevin Sullivan, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2025

The findings highlight that a richer social environment during rearing—one that includes contact with mothers and other cows—promotes greater sociability and social competence in adult cattle. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025

Kin selection and reciprocal altruism are two natural modes of human sociability. —Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014

Guests will never quarrel over space, as the folding bulwarks expand the beach club area in the stern, creating an alfresco hub of sociability. —Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2025