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Definitions

social

[soh-shuhl] / ˈsoʊ ʃəl /
ADJECTIVE
public, friendly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
civil communal
STRONG
collective common community cordial familiar general group nice sociable societal
WEAK
amusing communicative companionable convivial diverting entertaining gracious gregarious hospitable informative mannerly neighborly organized pleasant pleasurable polished polite popular
Antonyms
STRONG
abnormal aloof cool disagreeable extraordinary rare uncommon unfriendly unpleasant unsociable unusual
WEAK
hermetical private secluded unsocial

Example Sentences

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In March, Meta and YouTube were found liable in a landmark US trial over a woman's childhood addiction to social media.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Australia enacted a social media ban for under 16s, while Indonesia and Florida restrict access for children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Last year she started a social media group which shares hints and tips for extreme day travellers in Scotland.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Greece plans to ban social media for children under 15 starting next year, as announced by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The social worker gestured to a small stand on which stood a still-steaming electric kettle, alongside teabags and Swiss Miss packets.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman