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more reclusive

ADJECTIVE

hermitlike, unsociable

Synonyms

WEAK

antisocial ascetic cloistered eremetic hermetic isolated misanthropic monastic reserved retiring secluded secluse seclusive sequestered solitary standoffish withdrawn

Antonyms

WEAK

extroverted friendly sociable

ADJECTIVE

unsociable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cloistered isolated

WEAK

antisocial ascetic eremitic hermetic hermit-like misanthropic monastic recluse reserved retiring secluded secluse seclusive sequestered solitary standoffish withdrawn

Antonyms

WEAK

gregarious sociable

Example Sentences

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Sora, our shy calico, also a rescue, grew even more reclusive.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2021

She became more reclusive but still enjoyed doodling and sketching with visiting grandchildren, several of whom are now local artists.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2020

He began to investigate in real-time, batting around theories that Simmons was being held captive by his housekeeper or that he was simply ready for a more reclusive life.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2019

What surprised me was that, at the age of seventy-six, he was still nourishing the Hammons myth—making himself appear more reclusive and otherworldly than he is.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 2, 2019

Since he’d been turned into a corn plant in Venice, he’d only gotten more reclusive and morose.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan