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Adjective
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Mirabella had famously repainted former editor Diana Vreeland’s red office a shade of beige, which became a metaphor for her reputation as being too unadventurous.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025 -
The door series emphasizes one weakness of the show: its unadventurous hang.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
ARTnews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Avoiding is unassertive and uncooperative, where an individual tends to give up on their own needs and acquiesce to the desires of others by disengaging from the situation altogether.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Accommodating, which is unassertive and cooperative, prioritizes the needs and preferences of others over one’s own in order to maintain harmony.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
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Pastor Richard Reynolds told parents not be embarrassed asking for help from the community.—
Matthew Cupelli,
IndyStar,
5 July 2025
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Sailor's owner, Abigail Crouch, 24, was left feeling rather embarrassed when her adorable vigilante had to be carried out of the building by the doorman, Eric.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
2 June 2024
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To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.—
Erika Page,
The Christian Science Monitor,
2 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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His studies included classes on forensic psychology, death investigation, and antisocial behavior, per NewsNation.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
12 July 2025
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The study represents an important step in understanding the neurobiological base of aggression and antisocial behavior.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Victor communicates Agnes’s alienation by playing her as visibly self-conscious.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
29 June 2025
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Eva agrees to dance with Frank, and Richie helps Frank feel less self-conscious about his role as stepdad.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2025
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“Unenterprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unenterprising. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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