unsociable
Americanadjective
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not sociable; having, showing, or marked by a disinclination to friendly social relations; withdrawn.
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lacking or preventing social relationships.
an unsociable boardinghouse.
adjective
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(of a person) disinclined to associate or fraternize with others
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unconducive to social intercourse
an unsociable neighbourhood
Other Word Forms
- unsociability noun
- unsociableness noun
- unsociably adverb
Etymology
Origin of unsociable
Example Sentences
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She stood down ahead of the general election last year, citing safety concerns, social media abuse and unsociable hours.
From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025
“Everything that people feared about her being awkward or unsociable was completely wrong.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
Doctors earn about a quarter to a third more on top of this, on average, for things such as unsociable hours and additional work, which can be mandatory for junior doctors.
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2023
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
Sickly, feeling abandoned by his parents, quarrelsome, unsociable, a virgin to the day he died, Isaac Newton was perhaps the greatest scientific genius who ever lived.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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