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- [soh-shuh l]
- /ˈsoʊ ʃəl/
- /ʌnˈsəʊ.ʃəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [soh-shuh l]
- /ˈsoʊ ʃəl/
Definitions of unsocial word
- adjective unsocial relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club. 1
- adjective unsocial seeking or enjoying the companionship of others; friendly; sociable; gregarious. 1
- adjective unsocial of, relating to, connected with, or suited to polite or fashionable society: a social event. 1
- adjective unsocial living or disposed to live in companionship with others or in a community, rather than in isolation: People are social beings. 1
- adjective unsocial of or relating to human society, especially as a body divided into classes according to status: social rank. 1
- adjective unsocial involved in many social activities: We're so busy working, we have to be a little less social now. 1
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Origin of unsocial
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; < Latin sociālis, equivalent to soci(us) partner, comrade + -ālis -al1
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Parts of speech for Unsocial
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unsocial popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
unsocial usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unsocial
adj unsocial
- anti-social — Someone who is anti-social is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- by oneself — be oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.
- easy going — calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
- easy-going — calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
- hermitical — a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
adjective unsocial
- apart — When people or things are apart, they are some distance from each other.
- eremetic — Of or pertaining to eremites, reclusive, isolated.
- loner — a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others: He was always a loner—no one knew him well.
- nongregarious — (zoology) Not gregarious; solitary. Compare 'ungregarious'.
- outcast — a falling out; quarrel.
Antonyms for unsocial
adj unsocial
- grouper — any of various sea basses of the family Serranidae, especially of the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, of tropical and subtropical seas.
adjective unsocial
- accompanied — to go along or in company with; join in action: to accompany a friend on a walk.
- feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
- frequented — happening or occurring at short intervals: to make frequent trips to Tokyo.
Top questions with unsocial
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