insociable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for insociable
Adjective
  • His studies included classes on forensic psychology, death investigation, and antisocial behavior, per NewsNation.
    EW.com, EW.com, 12 July 2025
  • The study represents an important step in understanding the neurobiological base of aggression and antisocial behavior.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024
  • To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.
    Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • But when the homework clause was revealed, the enormous unsocial media fan was out there and the manure hit it with great force.
    Nick CanepaColumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2022
  • The choice of verbs on social media seems, to Miss Manners, to demonstrate a decidedly unsocial intent.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2022
Adjective
  • Farmer will be hoping for more Ring alerts from his reclusive neighbor in the not-too-distant future.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
  • Analysts say the opening of this luxury resort shows that Pyongyang is pursuing economic prosperity as well as - not instead of - military ambitions and reclusive dictatorship.
    Se Eun Gong, NPR, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • Armstrong’s character is described in casting materials as an introverted high-school student.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 June 2025
  • Those new stories will center around newcomer Ryan Kiera Armstrong’s character, described in the casting announcement as an introverted high-school student who is a young Slayer.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 23 June 2025
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“Insociable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insociable. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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