unsocial

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Recent Examples of unsocial But when the homework clause was revealed, the enormous unsocial media fan was out there and the manure hit it with great force. Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2022 The choice of verbs on social media seems, to Miss Manners, to demonstrate a decidedly unsocial intent. Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2022 Fueled by unsocial media, these playoffs brought out comparison upon comparison. Nick Canepa, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 June 2017 Snap Inc., which this week could become the biggest technology public offering in years, is the unsocial social-media company. Georgia Wells, WSJ, 27 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsocial
Adjective
  • Set in Taiwan in 1988, Girl revolves around Hsiao-lee, a quiet and withdrawn girl, growing up in silent gloom.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Unfortunately, further discussions were heated, with no resolve, just more withdrawn behavior while the communications continued.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
Adjective
  • Jorma Taccone, the Lonely Island member and former Saturday Night Live writer, suffered a shattered pelvis and a detached sacrum in a 20-foot fall from a ladder at his farmhouse in Connecticut.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
  • For leaders wary of appearing cold or detached, the appeal is undeniable.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024
  • To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.
    Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • Cillian Murphy plays the titular Steve, a beloved teacher at a controversial school that uses public funds to house violent and antisocial boys in a shabby old mansion.
    Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Kemper was also diagnosed with an antisocial disorder, narcissistic disorder and schizotypal disorder.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The journey is comfortable, with reserved seats, onboard restrooms, and no worries about parking or crowded overlooks.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Garnish with reserved fennel fronds.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • During a difficult, awkward stage of life, already complicated by the harsh spotlight of contemporary social media, teenagers will likely turn even more inward and asocial, relying on synthetic companions to understand the world around them.
    Reece Rogers, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024
  • According to the authors of the research, the results challenge the traditional conception of cats as socially aloof, and suggest that some species — whether considered social or asocial — acquire the ability to recognize people’s voices as a result of close contact, rather than domestication.
    Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • Enid-as-Wednesday struggles to stay cool and aloof.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The episode also doubles as a character study of Morrow, who to this point has largely been an aloof, menacing figure.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The indie follows Christie, a timid 30-something who, after an unexpected positive pregnancy test, convinces her free-spirited best friend Ally (Ruffin) to help her track down her birth mother.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Sam, meanwhile, is a more timid RA with a longtime girlfriend (Maisy Stella).
    Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Unsocial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsocial. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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