social
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Definition of social
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Synonyms & Antonyms for social
Synonyms: Adjective
boon, clubbable (also clubable), clubby, companionable, convivial, extroverted (also extraverted), gregarious, outgoing, sociable
Antonyms: Adjective
antisocial, insociable, introverted, nongregarious, reclusive, unsociable, unsocial
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Examples of social in a Sentence
Adjective
She has poor social skills. The vacation resort held a lot of social events. I joined the club to improve my social life. Her sister is much more social than she is. social institutions like marriage and family Health care is a major social issue. Child abuse has become a serious social problem. Martin Luther King, Jr., fought for social change. Most humans are social beings.Noun
The club has socials every month. He's living on the social now.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Princess Vladimir was attracting a lot of attention in elite social circles in Paris. — National Geographic, "This 'pretender princess' tried to steal Catherine the Great's throne," 6 Aug. 2019 Talent and ability – not age – place you into your social circle. — Ashley Wagner, USA TODAY, "Ashley Wagner: I was sexually assaulted at 17. Here's why I’m telling my story now," 1 Aug. 2019 Investigators aren't sure how the alligator, who inspired several social media accounts, ended up in the Chicago lagoon. — Fox News, "Chicago spent almost $34G to catch alligator living in city park," 1 Aug. 2019 The technique for compliance as outlined in the bill, however, seems to be to annoy consumers into abandoning their social accounts altogether. — Kate Cox, Ars Technica, "Proposed US law would ban infinite scroll, autoplaying video," 30 July 2019 Other undertakings found in the trove include efforts to monitor social media accounts, email contents, and peer-to-peer file sharing services. — Brian Barrett, WIRED, "Security News This Week: WannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins Won't Go to Jail for Old Hacking Crimes," 27 July 2019 And videos of students pranking their peers by passing a USB drive instead of a Juul circulate on teen social media accounts. — Author: Moriah Balingit, Anchorage Daily News, "E-cigarettes spawn a form of teen addiction that worries doctors, parents and schools," 26 July 2019 Emma Z’s parents, Samantha and Kev Zellar, are the wealthiest pair in this social circle, and their daughter is showered with every sort of privilege and attention. — Michael Upchurch, BostonGlobe.com, "A cautionary tale, richly rooted in local color," 25 July 2019 Despite that, officials said Andrews used email addresses and a social media account that were not reported to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. — Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, "Florida minister arrested on child porn possession charges," 25 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The club also offers educational workshops, tastings, socials and trips. — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, "North Coast Wine Club opens tasting room in Solon," 19 July 2019 Members of the Pompano Beach Tennis Center got into the patriotic spirit with a July Fourth tennis social that celebrated the holiday with a round-robin morning tournament. — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, "Pompano Beach Tennis Center enjoys Wimbledon Tennis Social," 11 July 2019 Neighborhoods can participate from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, by hosting block parties, parades, ice cream socials and more. — Michelle Mullins, Naperville Sun, "Naperville News Digest," 7 June 2019 Each graphic naturally comes with sharing buttons so they can be saved or shared to various socials. — Dani Deahl, The Verge, "This app will show you your Apple Music listening habits for 2018," 26 Dec. 2018 The company hosts fun holiday parties, office socials and spring training games and boosts teamwork with organized team building events throughout the year. — azcentral, "Top Companies to Work for in Arizona-Small Companies," 7 June 2018 Sports and politics, and sports and socials issues have always collided with one another, but now more than ever those conversations are dominating the news cycle. — Dan Deluca, Philly.com, "Jemele Hill is playing the Roots Picnic: The ESPN commentator on the NFL and Donald Trump, Bryan Colangelo and the Sixers," 1 June 2018 The social is sponsored by the Friends of the Library and Culver’s of Hales Corners. — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Get a job with the Wisconsin State Fair, get a deal at a rumage and party like a librarian," 28 May 2018 At the Migis Lodge on the northwestern banks of Maine’s Sebago Lake, the Porta family has been re-creating that footloose feeling for adults and their own children—with make-your-own ice cream sundae socials and Bingo nights—since 1968. — Kate Betts, WSJ, "An Upscale Summer Camp for Grown-ups in Maine," 16 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'social.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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