antisocial
adjective
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Synonyms & Antonyms for antisocial
Synonyms
aloof, asocial, buttoned-up, cold, cold-eyed, cool, detached, distant, dry, frosty, offish, remote, standoff, standoffish, unbending, unclubbable, unsociable
Antonyms
cordial, friendly, sociable, social, warm
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Salander's antisocial behaviors include tossing a Molotov cocktail at her murderous Russian spy father and watching him burn to a crisp in the front seat of his Mercedes. — Richard Lipez, Dallas News, "Lisbeth Salander is back -- and angrier than ever," 26 Aug. 2019 Salander’s antisocial behaviors include tossing a molotov cocktail at her murderous Russian spy father and watching him burn to a crisp in the front seat of his Mercedes. — Richard Lipez, Washington Post, "Lisbeth Salander is back — and angrier than ever," 23 Aug. 2019 But how much of that can be attributed to the antisocial behaviors of their parents separate and apart from their incarceration? — Rafael A. Mangual, National Review, "Sanders’s Criminal-Justice Plan: Wrong in So Many Ways," 22 Aug. 2019 Percentages guarantee behaviors ranging from antisocial to criminal. — Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, "NFL’s system of justice an inconsistent mess," 23 July 2019 This sort of antisocial behavior happens frequently with people younger than 30, Whitbourne said. — Doug Criss, CNN, "Here's why people lick tubs of ice cream or tongue depressors and put the video on social media," 12 July 2019 Something similar may be responsible for the evolution of antisocial personality traits in human beings. — Glenn Geher, WSJ, "The Dark Triad and the Evolution of Jerks," 6 Dec. 2018 Interestingly, Sony itself was worried the machine encouraged antisocial behavior. — Clive Thompson, Smithsonian, "The Walkman’s Invention 40 Years Ago Launched a Cultural Revolution," 9 July 2019 Not stepping in to help these kids, in what for some may be the last chance to develop social behavior, simply advances their development into antisocial adults. — WSJ, "DeVos Is Restoring Order to America’s Schools," 30 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'antisocial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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