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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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The hospital announced on social media that it needed blood of all types.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

"I've been watching BTS's social media content since early 2010s, when their Twitter followers were less than 1,000," Park says.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Both were fettered by entrenched social expectations, leaving little room for anyone who wanted to chart a different course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Greece has announced plans to ban access to social media for under-15s, becoming the latest European country to restrict children's exposure to online platforms.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The social worker’s face was as bland as the chicken, giving nothing away.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman