unsocial
Preferring solitude always
Unsocial describes behavior or preferences that avoid social interaction.
Someone with unsocial habits prefers solitude to company: He kept unsocial hours, working through the night when everyone else slept.
The word is milder than antisocial, which suggests hostility toward others rather than mere preference for being alone.
Existing alone, apart
- reclusiveSeeking isolation from others
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- self-containedWhole without external parts
- inward-lookingFocused on oneself
private · quiet · loner · hermitic · self-sufficient · independent · lone · solo
Far away or aloof
- coldLow temperature state
- standoffishUnfriendly in manner
- unapproachableImpossible to access or befriend
- unfriendlyNot welcoming or warm
remote · detached · haughty · frosty · forbidding · offish · chilly · cool
Aggressively unfriendly
- antagonisticActively opposed or hostile
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- misanthropicLoathing of humankind
- disagreeableCausing mild displeasure
belligerent · confrontational · combative · rude · churlish · surly · boorish · uncivil
Disinclined to speak freely
- taciturnHabitually uncommunicative
- uncommunicativeUnwilling to share thoughts
- guardedWary and restrained
- tight-lippedUnwilling to divulge
unforthcoming · laconic · closemouthed · silent · discreet · secretive · restrained · inhibited
solitary
Existing alone, apart
- reclusiveSeeking isolation from others
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- self-containedWhole without external parts
inward-looking · private · quiet · loner · hermitic · self-sufficient · independent · lone · solo · singular
distant
Far away or aloof
- coldLow temperature state
- standoffishUnfriendly in manner
- unapproachableImpossible to access or befriend
unfriendly · remote · detached · haughty · frosty · forbidding · offish · chilly · cool · unwelcoming
hostile
Aggressively unfriendly
- antagonisticActively opposed or hostile
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- misanthropicLoathing of humankind
disagreeable · belligerent · confrontational · combative · rude · churlish · surly · boorish · uncivil · discourteous
reticent
Disinclined to speak freely
- taciturnHabitually uncommunicative
- uncommunicativeUnwilling to share thoughts
- guardedWary and restrained
tight-lipped · unforthcoming · laconic · closemouthed · silent · discreet · secretive · restrained · inhibited · noncommittal
unsocialsocial
Concerning community life
sociable · gregarious · extroverted · outgoing · convivial
unsocialfriendly
Showing kindness, warmth
warm · approachable · welcoming · genial · affable
unsocialsocial
Concerning community life
standard · normal · regular · conventional · nine-to-five