adj. Function: adjective
disinclined to active social intercourse FF1C; tried to hide his basically shy unsociable nature under a professional heartiness of manner FF1E;
Synonyms: aloof, cool, distant, insociable, offish, reserved, shut-in, solitary, standoff, standoffish, touch-me-not-ish, unapproachable, unbending, uncommunicative, uncompanionable, withdrawn; compare INDIFFERENT 2 , UNDEMONSTRATIVE
Related Words: self-contained, self-sufficient; exclusive, inaccessible, remote; prickly, sensitive; brooding, secretive; diffident, shy, timid
Contrasted Words: cordial, genial, hearty, outgoing; companionable, friendly, gregarious
Antonyms: sociable, social