unsociable

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adjective

not desiring the company of others

Similar
antisocialungregarious
Opposite
sociable
OriginEnglish sociable ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunsociable (comparative more unsociable, superlative most unsociable)

comparative more unsociable · superlative most unsociable

  1. not desiring the company of others
  2. not congenial or compatible
  3. unfriendly
noununsociable (plural unsociables)

plural unsociables

  1. A person who is not sociable.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
sociable

adjectivenot inclined to society or companionship

Similar
antisocialungregarious
Opposite
sociable
Also see
antisocialinsociableorneryunclubbableungregarious

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishsociable
  9. Englishunsociable

From un- + sociable.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἄμικτος, ἄφιλος
  • ἄμικτος (ámiktos)not desiring the company of others
  • ἄφιλος (áphilos)unfriendly
Bulgarian саможив, необщителен
  • саможив (samoživ)not desiring the company of others
  • необщителен (neobštitelen)not desiring the company of others
  • несъвместим (nesăvmestim)not congenial or compatible
Hungarian társaságkerülő, emberkerülő
  • társaságkerülőnot desiring the company of others
  • emberkerülőnot desiring the company of others
  • barátságtalanunfriendly
Italian insocievole, insocievole
  • insocievolenot desiring the company of others
  • insocievolenot congenial or compatible
  • ostileunfriendly
  • insocievoleunfriendly
Māori kiripiro, kiripiro
  • kiripironot desiring the company of others
  • kiripironot congenial or compatible
  • kiripirounfriendly
Spanish huraño, chúntaro
  • hurañonot desiring the company of others
  • chúntaronot desiring the company of others
  • insociablenot desiring the company of others
  • chúcaronot desiring the company of others
  • morugonot congenial or compatible
  • insociablenot congenial or compatible
  • chúcaronot congenial or compatible
  • chúntaronot congenial or compatible
  • hurañounfriendly
  • ermitañounfriendly
  • chúcarounfriendly
  • chúntarounfriendly
Welsh anghymdeithasol, anghymdeithasol
  • anghymdeithasolnot desiring the company of others
  • anghymdeithasolunfriendly
  • anghyfeillgarunfriendly
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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