UNSOCIABLE Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

unsociable

adjective

ˌən-ˈsō-shə-bəl

Definition of unsociable

as in distant

having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others an unsociable but not an overtly rude child

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Recent Examples of unsociable Hospitality fared well in Deputy’s study, making up half of the 10 happiest job sectors, despite the sector’s reputation for high stress, unsociable hours, and low pay. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2025 To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable. — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024 For instance, long and unsociable hours are commonplace, and while this is in part due to the shortage of skilled personnel, there is also a cultural element to this that prohibits many from considering it a viable career. — Adi Gaskell, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021 The social media generation is increasingly clueless and unsociable. — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2020

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsociable

Adjective

Nonlocality, whose experimental verification helped earn the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics, allows distant quantum systems to produce correlations that cannot be explained by classical physics alone.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
That can change, but this is probably measured in decades, not years—and seems more distant today than in the recent past.

— Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Definition of distant

Adjective

Guests return year on year, generation on generation, making Coral Reef Club the perfect antidote to the detached, impersonal sheen of the modern chain resort.

— Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Or a pig’s leg lying off to the side, detached and jittering, could resemble Ted’s leg.

— Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026

Definition of detached

Adjective

Inspectors also noticed that cold foods were being held at incorrect temperatures, according to the report.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Ceviche arrives bright and cold, sharpened by citrus, softened by fresh seafood, and lifted with herbs and heat.

— Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of cold

Adjective

But contrary to this, the majority of stars aren't so antisocial, existing in binary partnerships bound together by gravity.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 July 2026
When healths were raised during the eighteenth century, it was considered rude or antisocial not to go along with them.

— Brooke Barbier, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Definition of antisocial

Adjective

Phaedra pleads with Porsha to at least keep it cool at her birthday dinner that evening, but Porsha can’t even promise that.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 July 2026
If Spain keep cool, then Argentina run hot; a warm-blooded, emotional, often chaotic side where performances swing wildly within games, never mind from one match to the next.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026