UNSOCIAL Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

unsocial

adjective

Definition of unsocial

as in withdrawn

inclined or tending to avoid other people She was so unsocial that she rarely left the house except for work.

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Recent Examples of unsocial Especially now, during the daunting age of unsocial media. — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsocial

Adjective

In an era of ball-to-feet No 10s and withdrawn strikers, Welbeck stays high up the pitch, runs the channels and occupies defenders.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 27 July 2026
The withdrawn earnings are taxed as ordinary income, the Treasury said.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 11 July 2026

Definition of withdrawn

Adjective

New homes are less likely to compete on price with existing homes in dense urban markets like New York City, where scarce land means new construction is dominated by condominium projects rather than detached homes.

— Mike Winters, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Apartments offer better square-meter-to-euro value than across the river, and detached homes are available here at a lower price point.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026

Definition of detached

Adjective

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

Definition of unsociable

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

The ArcLight helped pioneer premium modern multiplex features, including reclining stadium-style chairs, in-house gourmet dining and reserved seating.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
May would shed her quiet and reserved manner, teaming up with strangers for tournaments.

— Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 18 July 2026

Definition of reserved

Adjective

If their goal is to grant access to her particular perspective, then that perspective seems only that of a bored and aloof tween.

— Elena Lazic, Variety, 25 July 2026
At the same time, the director was himself a devastatingly handsome heartbreaker — several of his actresses, including the legendary Maria Callas, fell hard for him — and so perhaps knew something about the aloof, unnamed lover being pined for.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Definition of aloof

Adjective

Suki, a vocal Black woman with an at times vulgar persona, whereas Althoff, a white woman, gained a reputation as an awkward, seemingly timid interviewer on her The Really Good Podcast.

— Meagan Jordan, VIBE.com, 10 July 2026
But looked at another way, Caine and other generals are being overly timid and deferential, in part because Pete Hegseth demands it.

— Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

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