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UNSOCIABLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not inclined to society or companionship

Example:

an unsociable neighborhood

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

antisocial (shunning contact with others)

ungregarious (not disposed to seek company)

Also:

unfriendly (not disposed to friendship or friendliness)

unsocial (not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions)

Attribute:

sociability; sociableness (the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows)

Antonym:

sociable (inclined to or conducive to companionship with others)

Derivation:

unsociability; unsociableness (an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship)

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