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not sociable; having, showing, or marked by a disinclination to friendly social relations; withdrawn.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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"Speaking to neighbours in advance or using a timer to switch lights off at unsociable hours can help avoid problems," lawyer Denise Nurse told the BBC's Morning Live.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025
“Everything that people feared about her being awkward or unsociable was completely wrong.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
Elaine described "crying, over-eating" as well as feeling "unsociable, hiding away, staying in bed".
From BBC • Oct. 25, 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
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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