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unsociably

unsociably

6.7
In a way that avoids talking to or being with other people
  • adverb
  • /ʌnˈsoʊʃəbli/
translation icon : de manera antisocial
  • At the party, he stayed unsociably in the corner, avoiding conversations with the other guests.

Examples

  • His unsociably withdrawn behavior made it difficult for him to make friends in school.

  • She often isolates herself, choosing to live unsociably in a remote cabin far from town.

  • There were mountains before, a rugged and dangerous terrain, with crags and chasms, raging rivers in deep gorges, and dense forests, unsociably inhabited.

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

standoffishly
vsunsociably
8.2

Acting in an unfriendly, distant way that avoids people

avoids company and social interaction rather than just being distant
inhospitably
vsunsociably
7.9

In an unfriendly way that does not welcome visitors

avoids being with others and refuses social contact instead

Antonyms

sociably
3.4

In a friendly way that shows you like being with others

How Sociable

sociably
3.4
shyly
15 1.0
unsociably
6.7

Surface Forms

unsociably positive

Morphology

unsociably = unsociable (transparent) = un + sociable + ly

Standard adverb formation from the adjective 'unsociable' using '-ly', producing the expected meaning 'in an unsociable manner'.

Etymology

Unsociably comes from un- meaning 'not' and social meaning 'living with others' or 'being with people', as in society. So to act unsociably is to do something 'not' with other people — to avoid company and not join in.