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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | recluse |
| Synonyms: | anomic, hermit, introvert, lone wolf, outsider, solitary |
| Main Entry: | aloof |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | remote |
| Synonyms: | above, apart, casual, chilly, cold, cold fish, cool, detached, distant, forbidding, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, haughty, incurious, indifferent, laid back, lone wolf, loner*, offish, on ice, putting on airs, reserved, secluded, solitary, standoffish, stuck up, supercilious, thick-skinned, unapproachable, unconcerned, unfriendly, uninterested, unresponsive, unsociable, unsympathetic, uppity, withdrawn |
| Antonyms: | concerned, friendly, sociable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | eccentric |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is bizarre, unusual |
| Synonyms: | beatnik, character, freak, hippie, kook, loner, maverick, nonconformist, nut*, odd person, oddball, oddity, original, queer duck, rare bird, three-dollar bill, weirdo |
| Antonyms: | normal, standard |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | introvert |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who retreats mentally |
| Synonyms: | autist, brooder, egoist, egotist, loner*, narcissist, self-observer, solitary, wallflower |
| Antonyms: | extrovert |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | misanthrope |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who hates others |
| Synonyms: | cynic, doubter, egoist, egotist, hater, isolate, loner, misanthropist, recluse, skeptic |
| Notes: | a misandrist hates persons of the male sex, a misogynist hates persons of the female sex, and a misanthrope is a hater of mankind |
| Antonyms: | humanitarian, philanthropist |
| Main Entry: | shy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quiet and self-conscious |
| Synonyms: | afraid, apprehensive, averse, backward, bashful, cautious, chary, circumspect, conscious, coy, demure, diffident, disinclined, distrustful, fearful, hesitant, humble, indisposed, introvert, introverted, loath, loner, modest, nervous, recessive, reluctant, reserved, reticent, retiring, self-effacing, shamefaced, sheepish, shrinking, skittish, suspicious, timid, unassertive, unassured, uneager, uneffusive, unresponsive, unsocial, unwilling, wary |
| Antonyms: | confident, extroverted, unashamed, unreserved, unshy |
| Main Entry: | single |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not married |
| Synonyms: | bachelor, companionless, divorced, eligible, free, living alone, loner, separated, sole, solo, spouseless, unattached, unfettered, unmarried, unwed |
| Antonyms: | married, together, united, wed, wedded |
| Main Entry: | singular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unique, odd |
| Synonyms: | atypical, avant-garde, bizarre, breaking new ground, conspicuous, cool*, curious, eccentric, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary, loner, noteworthy, original, out-of-the-way, outlandish, outstanding, peculiar, prodigious, puzzling, queer, rare, remarkable, special, strange, uncommon, unimaginable, unordinary, unparalleled, unprecedented, unthinkable, unusual, unwonted, weird |
| Antonyms: | normal, ordinary, regular, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lone wolf |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who avoids other |
| Synonyms: | hermit, independent, individualist, lone hand, loner, nonconformist, odd man out, outsider, pariah, rogue elephant, separatist, solitary |
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