unsociable

[uhn-soh-shuh-buhl] / ʌnˈsoʊ ʃə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

withdrawn; lacking social relationships

Synonyms

STRONGEST

unfriendly

WEAK

aloof antagonistic brooding cold cool distant hostile inaccessible inhospitable introverted laid-back nongregarious 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stuck-up timid unapproachable unbending uncommunicative uncongenial unforthcoming unneighborly unsocial uppity withdrawn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

Example Sentences

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“Everything that people feared about her being awkward or unsociable was completely wrong.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

The Paisley and Renfrewshire South MP cited safety concerns, social media abuse and unsociable hours as she explained her decision.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2023

Doctors at this level earned about £14,000 in extra payments - for things like unsociable hours - in the year to September 2022, according to NHS Digital.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2023

Currently, the basic starting salary for a junior doctor is £29,000, but once extra payments for things like unsociable hours is taken into account average earnings exceed £40,000.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2023

He was unsociable, and his mother said that even as a child he would not let anybody touch him.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

unsociable

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