distancers
Those who withdraw
Distancers are people or things that create distance.
In psychology and relationship dynamics, a distancer is someone who pulls away when others seek closeness—the counterpart to a pursuer: In their marriage, she was the pursuer and he was the distancer.
The term also applies to devices or techniques that create physical or emotional separation.
Emotional separation between people
- alienationState of being isolated
- disconnectionState of being severed
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
withdrawal · rift · gulf · chasm · divide · split · breakup · parting
Comfort distance around oneself
- boundariesLines marking separation
- solitudeState of being alone
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- withdrawalAct of taking away
reserve · seclusion · aloneness · isolation · discretion · reclusiveness · quietude · autonomy
Things blocking access
- shieldsProtective barriers for defense
- safeguardsMeasures preventing harm
- buffersThings that absorb impact
- guardsProtectors or watchmen
defenses · screens · partitions · dividers · blockers · filters · separators · insulators
estrangement
Emotional separation between people
- alienationState of being isolated
- disconnectionState of being severed
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
disengagement · withdrawal · rift · gulf · chasm · divide · split · breakup · parting · severance
personal space
Comfort distance around oneself
- boundariesLines marking separation
- solitudeState of being alone
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
withdrawal · reserve · seclusion · aloneness · isolation · discretion · reclusiveness · quietude · autonomy · independence
barriers
Things blocking access
- shieldsProtective barriers for defense
- safeguardsMeasures preventing harm
- buffersThings that absorb impact
guards · defenses · screens · partitions · dividers · blockers · filters · separators · insulators · cushions
distancersclingers
Those who grasp tightly
pursuers · attachers · chasers · approachers · smotherers
- long distanceSeparation across significant space
- walking distanceSpan traversable on foot
- in the distanceFar away, visible
- going the distanceCompleting the full effort
- go the distancePersist to completion
- striking distanceProximity allowing attack
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