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Definitions

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withdrawn; lacking social relationships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stuck-up timid unapproachable unbending uncommunicative uncongenial unforthcoming unneighborly unsocial uppity withdrawn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

Mr Barry said the rural location and "unsociable hours" made it trickier for some people but said he "loved coming to work" and meeting the customers.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2024

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