nongregarious

ADJECTIVE

retiring

Synonyms

STRONG

humble quiet reserved restrained shrinking withdrawing withdrawn

WEAK

backward bashful coy demure diffident meek modest not forward rabbity recessive reclusive reticent self-effacing timid timorous unaffable unassertive unassuming unexpansive unsociable

Antonyms

STRONG

bold extroverted friendly outgoing sociable

WEAK

demonstrative self-confident

ADJECTIVE

unsociable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

unfriendly

WEAK

aloof antagonistic brooding cold cool distant hostile inaccessible inhospitable introverted laid-back recessive reclusive reserved retiring secretive sensitive shy standoffish stuck-up timid unapproachable unbending uncommunicative uncongenial unforthcoming unneighborly unsocial uppity withdrawn

Antonyms

WEAK

approachable friendly nice sociable social

ADJECTIVE

withdrawn

Synonyms

STRONG

cool detached introverted quiet reserved restrained retired retiring retreated shrinking shy

WEAK

aloof aseptic casual disinterested distant incurious indifferent offish recluse reclusive remote silent solitary standoffish taciturn timorous uncommunicative uncompanionable unconcerned uncurious undemonstrative unforthcoming uninterested

Antonyms

STRONG

agitated bold confident extroverted friendly outgoing unreserved

WEAK

known seen sociable visible

Example Sentences

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Jim Tressel’s Buckeyes of the early 2000s might have felt clenched and nongregarious.

From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2015