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View synonyms for unsociable
unsociable
[ uhn-soh-shuh-buhl ]
adjective
- not sociable; having, showing, or marked by a disinclination to friendly social relations; withdrawn.
- lacking or preventing social relationships:
an unsociable boardinghouse.
unsociable
/ ʌnˈsəʊʃəbəl /
adjective
- (of a person) disinclined to associate or fraternize with others
- unconducive to social intercourse
an unsociable neighbourhood
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Derived Forms
- unˌsociaˈbility, noun
- unˈsociably, adverb
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Other Words From
- unso·cia·bili·ty un·socia·ble·ness noun
- un·socia·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unsociable1
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Example Sentences
He that refused a pipe in company was accounted peevish and unsociable.
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Men had uttered foul calumnies concerning him merely because they believed him to be eccentric and unsociable.
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Even the gruff, grumpy, unsociable rhinoceros amiably allowed him to stroke its head with his trunk.
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He was a brooding, unsociable sort of man, and it didn't make any difference to the chaps whether he had a union ticket or not.
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Things will look strange and unsociable for a while, until you get the hang of them.
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