antisocial
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- unsociable, alienated, misanthropic, reserved, retiring, uncommunicative, unfriendly, withdrawn
- disruptive, antagonistic, belligerent, disorderly, hostile, menacing, rebellious, uncooperative

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Antonyms: social
Contrasted words: affable, friendly, gregarious, communicative, outgoing, sociable
Related Words: ascetic, austere, cold, remote, cynical, introverted, withdrawn

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English Thesaurus: bashful, self-conscious, timid, reserved, introverted, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

an·ti·so·cial /ˌæntɪˈsəʊʃəl $ -ˈsoʊ-/ adjective

1. antisocial behaviour is violent or harmful to other people, or shows that you do not care about other people:
She was finding it hard to cope with her son’s increasingly antisocial behaviour.
Smoking is an antisocial habit.

2. someone who is antisocial does not enjoy meeting or being with other people Antonym : sociable:
If I don’t go tonight, everyone will accuse me of being antisocial.

3. an activity or job that is antisocial does not give you the chance to meet other people Synonym : unsocial:
I got fed up with the low pay and antisocial hours.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

bashful shy and not willing to say very much
self-conscious worried and embarrassed about what you look like or what other people think of you
timid not brave or confident
reserved not liking to express your emotions or talk about your problems
introverted thinking a lot about your own interests, problems etc, and not liking to be with other people
withdrawn quiet and not wanting to talk to other people, especially because you are unhappy
antisocial not liking to meet people and talk to them
retiring formal not wanting to be with other people

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

unfriendly/not friendly behaving towards someone in a way that shows you are not interested in them or are not ready to talk to them or help them:
The hotel staff were unfriendly and unhelpful.
an unfriendly tone of voice
They didn't seem very friendly to strangers.
She gave him an unfriendly glance.
hostile very unfriendly, and ready to argue or fight:
He was openly hostile towards me when I arrived.
A hostile crowd gathered oustide the US embassy.
cold behaving towards other people as if you do not like them or care about them:
He gave her a cold stare.
a cold voice
frosty unfriendly, especially because you are angry with someone:
When she spoke, her tone was frosty.
He got a frosty reception from his wife when he finally returned home (=she was not very friendly towards him).
aloof [not before noun] not wanting to talk to other people or spend time with them, especially because you think you are better than them:
Some politicians are criticized for being too aloof.
antagonistic unfriendly and always trying to start arguments with someone:
Why are Kate and John so antagonistic towards each other?
antisocial not interested in meeting other people or forming friendly relationships with them:
Sorry if I'm being antisocial, but I need to get my work done.
He was an antisocial loner with no friends.
unfriendly making you feel as though you are not wanted:
The report found that the Church can seem unfriendly to outsiders.
unwelcoming unfriendly - used especially about the physical characteristics or appearance of something:
The entrance to the factory is cold, bare, and unwelcoming.
The new fence is just one example of the city’s attempt to make public spaces unwelcoming to the homeless.
impersonal lacking the normal friendly relations between people who work or do business together:
I had no desire to work for a large impersonal organization.
They just handed over the keys and walked out – it was all so impersonal.
forbidding unfriendly, uncomfortable, and a little frightening, so that you do not want to go there:
The school was a rather forbidding building surrounded by a high steel fence.

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