Definitions

aloof

[uh-loof] / əˈluf /

ADJECTIVE

remote

Synonyms

STRONGEST

detached distant haughty indifferent standoffish unresponsive unsympathetic

WEAK

above apart casual chilly cold cold fish cool forbidding hard-boiled hard-hearted incurious laid back lone wolf loner offish on ice putting on airs reserved secluded solitary stuck up supercilious thick-skinned unapproachable unconcerned unfriendly uninterested unsociable uppity withdrawn

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compassionate friendly interested kind sympathetic warm

WEAK

concerned sociable

Example Sentences

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Aloof at the best of times, Tom walled himself off from his wife and their problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

And while the video of Henri the Aloof French Cat Having an Existential Crisis is very funny, I feel like if you like cat videos, you’ve probably already seen it?

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2020

Aloof yet rarely alone, Oppenheimer seems weighed down by the burden of always being the smartest guy in the room.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2018

Love’s not love When it is mingled with regards that stand Aloof from th’ entire point.

From Washington Post • Jul. 4, 2018

Aloof and—if books could act that way—a little judgmental of its neighbors.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

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