standoffish
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Synonyms & Antonyms for standoffish
Synonyms
aloof, antisocial, asocial, buttoned-up, cold, cold-eyed, cool, detached, distant, dry, frosty, offish, remote, standoff, unbending, unclubbable, unsociable
Antonyms
cordial, friendly, sociable, social, warm
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The defensive record of five goals conceded in two games is a worthy one of a sluggish and standoffish side. — SI.com, "3 Problems Nathan Jones Must Solve to Save Stoke City From Championship Obscurity," 27 Aug. 2019 Go ahead and be cool, but don't alienate people by being too standoffish. — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, "Horoscope for Aug. 16, 2019: Happy birthday Cameron Monaghan; Sagittarius, connect with many new people," 16 Aug. 2019 But on the level of urbanism, the building remains standoffish. — Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com, "Where’s the urban plan for L.A.’s biggest museum makeover in a decade?," 12 July 2019 The Foreign Service officers and civil servants at Foggy Bottom had long tired of Rex Tillerson, with his standoffish, detached management style. — Joe Davidson, Washington Post, "Pompeo knows to boost morale; boosting foreign aid also should be on his agenda," 4 May 2018 Here is a collection of tweets showing some of the more creative Tesla plates: Douglas Kass, founder and president of hedge fund sponsor, Seabreeze Partners Management, Inc., spotted a plate that transformed a standoffish response into a clever pun. — Ben Tobin, USA TODAY, "Tesla car owners' clever license plates praise electricity, denounce gas," 4 July 2018 Pharoah loving and approachable; Justify impatient and standoffish. — Fletcher Page, The Courier-Journal, "Justify doesn't need popularity. He has the Triple Crown," 9 June 2018 In the past quarter-century, Mexico has gone from being a distant and standoffish neighbor with periodic economic crises to a close political ally and key economic partner. — Juan Montes, WSJ, "‘Tropical Messiah’: A Trump-Style Politician Is Mexican Presidential Front Runner," 30 May 2018 Along with the costume (which, in actuality, was more a uniform) came a gee-whiz presentation that managed the unique feat of being at once disarming and standoffish. — Corey Seymour, Vogue, "For Tom Wolfe, Affectation Was Armor," 15 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'standoffish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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