recessive | Definition of recessive

Synonyms and Antonyms of recessive

not comfortable around people

a recessive genius who was most comfortable working alone in his chemistry lab

Synonyms of recessive

backward, bashful, coy, demure, diffident, introverted, modest, retiring, self-effacing, sheepish, shy, withdrawn

Words Related to recessive

antisocial, lone, lone-wolf, unsociable, unsocial

awkward, embarrassed, self-conscious, unadventurous, unassertive, unenterprising

inhibited, reserved, uneasy, uptight

Near Antonyms of recessive

boon, clubbable (also clubable), companionable, convivial, gregarious, sociable, social

bold, dashing, forceful

brash, forward, overbold, uninhibited, unreserved

Antonyms of recessive

extroverted (also extraverted), immodest, outgoing