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UNSOCIAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions
Example:
the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors
Classified under:
Similar:
alone (isolated from others)
antisocial; asocial (hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior)
asocial (given to avoiding association with others)
lone; lonely; solitary (characterized by or preferring solitude)
recluse; reclusive; withdrawn (withdrawn from society; seeking solitude)
Also:
ungregarious ((of animals) not gregarious)
unsociable (not inclined to society or companionship)
Attribute:
sociality (the tendency to associate with others and to form social groups)
Antonym:
social (living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups)