Thesaurus / offish
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synonyms for offish
- aloof
- annoyed
- apathetic
- chill
- chilly
- distant
- frigid
- impertinent
- impudent
- incurious
- indifferent
- insolent
- lukewarm
- offended
- offhand
- procacious
- remote
- reserved
- reticent
- solitary
- standoffish
- unapproachable
- uncommunicative
- undemonstrative
- unenthusiastic
- unfriendly
- uninterested
- unresponsive
- unsociable
- unwelcoming
- withdrawn
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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How to use offish in a sentence
Brand's a stand-offish kind of cuss, but he don't measure up so much higher than other folks as what he thinks, mebbe.
PIPPIN; A WANDERING FLAMELAURA E. RICHARDSI have noticed that she is terribly offish with the girls, and they are half afraid to be pleasant with her.
BLUE ROBIN, THE GIRL PIONEERRENA I. HALSEYI always have liked military men, but you're so stand-offish; and now, of course, goodness knows what you'll think!
THE DARK TOWERPHYLLIS BOTTOMEBut she was very offish until she learned to what party I belonged, and then gave me a dipper full of sweet milk.
THE LITTLE RED FOOTROBERT W. CHAMBERSI wanta go back to the offish and clean out that bunch of stiffs.
THE GRAY PHANTOM'S RETURNHERMAN LANDONHe answered in curt monosyllables, which in turn caused the steward to mistake him for a stand-offish gentleman.
MAJOR VIGOUREUXA. T. QUILLER-COUCHNo, you are very stiff and stand-offish there, I know; that is why you don't require chaperones.
BLUEBELLMRS. GEORGE CROFT HUDDLESTONIf she chose to behave in that offish and unwifely fashion, she could blame no one but herself for its results.
THE DAMNATION OF THERON WAREHAROLD FREDERICThere was a whole history in those snow tracks, mine alone and kind of offish, and the others cuddling together.
WHERE THERE'S A WILLMARY ROBERTS RINEHARTIt's human nature, for instance, for me to be crazy about you, when you're as hands-offish as a curly porcupine.
WHERE THERE'S A WILLMARY ROBERTS RINEHARTWORDS RELATED TO OFFISH
- 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
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.