antisocial

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UK/ˌæntiˈsəʊʃəl/Canada, US/ˌæntiˈsoʊʃəl/Canada, US/ˌæntaɪˈsoʊʃəl/Australia/ˌæntiˈsəʉʃəl/

adjective

Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people.

“antisocial person”

Opposite
Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

adjectiveantisocial (comparative more antisocial, superlative most antisocial)

comparative more antisocial · superlative most antisocial · alternative anti-social

  1. Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people.

    antisocial person

    1 more example

    There can be few tautologies purer than the phrase "antisocial motoring". Nothing could be more antisocial than locking oneself into a steel box before hurtling down a Tarmac scar, cleaving urban and rural communities or unspoiled natural havens, past children held tight in the fearful grip of nervous parents while you fart toxic fumes in their general direction.

    2013 June 5, Ally Fogg, “How can you make driving more antisocial than it already is?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2017
  2. Antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing.
  3. Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society.

    antisocial ideals

nounantisocial (plural antisocials)

plural antisocials · alternative anti-social

  1. An antisocial individual.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

adjectiveshunning contact with others

Similar

adjectivehostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷéh₂
  9. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷh₂ṓy
  10. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷyós
  11. Proto-Italic*sokjos
  12. Latinsokios
  13. Latinsocius
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Latinsociāli
  17. Middle Frenchsocia
  18. Englishsocial
  19. Englishantisocial

From anti- + social.

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Translations

Catalan antisocial, antisocial
  • antisocialunwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
  • antisocialunfriendly toward others
  • antisocialhostile to society
Danish antisocial
  • antisocialunwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
Finnish antisosiaalinen
  • antisosiaalinenunwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
French antisocial
  • antisocialunwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
German asozial, unsozial
  • asozialunwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
  • unsozialunfriendly toward others
  • asozialunfriendly toward others
  • gesellschaftsfeindlichhostile to society
Greek αντικοινωνικός
  • αντικοινωνικός (antikoinonikós)unwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
Hungarian antiszociális, antiszociális
  • antiszociálisunwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
  • antiszociálisunfriendly toward others
  • antiszociálishostile to society
Icelandic andfélagslegur
  • andfélagslegurunwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
Italian asociale, antisociale
  • asocialeunwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
  • antisocialeunwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
  • antisocialeunfriendly toward others
  • ostileunfriendly toward others
  • antisocialehostile to society
  • ostilehostile to society
Japanese 不愛想な, 反社会的な
  • 不愛想な (buaisouna)unfriendly toward others
  • 反社会的な (hanshakaitekina)hostile to society
Māori tūhourangi, nihoniho
  • tūhourangiunwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
  • nihonihounfriendly toward others
  • nihonihohostile to society
Norwegian asosial
  • asosialunwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
Polish aspołeczny, asocjalny
  • aspołecznyunwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
  • asocjalnyunwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
  • antyspołecznyhostile to society
Portuguese antissocial
  • antissocialunwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
Russian антиобще́ственный, антисоциа́льный
  • антиобще́ственный (antiobščéstvennyj)unwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
  • антисоциа́льный (antisociálʹnyj)unwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
Scottish Gaelic ana-chonaltrach, ana-chuideachdail
  • ana-chonaltrachunwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
  • ana-chuideachdailunwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
  • ana-chaidreamhachunwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
Spanish antisocial
  • antisocialunwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
Swedish antisocial, asocial
  • antisocialunwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
  • asocialunwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
Welsh gwrthgymdeithasol, gwrthgymdeithasol
  • gwrthgymdeithasolunwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
  • gwrthgymdeithasolunfriendly toward others
  • gwrthgymdeithasolhostile to society

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

antisocial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antisocial

MLA

“antisocial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antisocial. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antisocial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antisocial.

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