unsocial — un|so|cial [ˌʌnˈsəuʃəl US ˈsou ] adj also unsociable work unsocial hours to work during the night or early in the morning when most people do not have to work … Dictionary of contemporary English
unsocial — unsociable, unsocial Like the positive forms (see sociable, social), unsocial is a classifying word that essentially means ‘not suitable for society’ (and has the special sense denoting hours outside the normal working day), whereas unsociable is … Modern English usage
unsociable — unsociable, unsocial Like the positive forms (see sociable, social), unsocial is a classifying word that essentially means ‘not suitable for society’ (and has the special sense denoting hours outside the normal working day), whereas unsociable is … Modern English usage
unsocial — un‧so‧cial [ˌʌnˈsəʊʆl◂ ǁ ˈsoʊ ] adjective unsocial hours if someone works unsocial hours, they work at times when most people do not work, such as early in the morning or during the night * * * unsocial UK US /ˌʌnˈsəʊʃəl/ adjective (also… … Financial and business terms
unsociable — UK US /ʌnˈsəʊʃəbl/ adjective WORKPLACE, HR ► UNSOCIAL(Cf. ↑unsocial) … Financial and business terms
unsociable — [adj] unfriendly aloof, antagonistic, brooding, cold, cool, distant, easy going, hostile, inaccessible, inhospitable, introverted, laidback*, nongregarious, recessive, reclusive, reserved, retiring, secretive, sensitive, shy, standoffish*, stuck… … New thesaurus
unsociable — adjective not enjoying the company of others. ↘not conducive to friendly social relations. Derivatives unsociability noun unsociableness noun unsociably adverb Usage Although there is some overlap in the use of unsociable, unsocial, and… … English new terms dictionary
unsocial — adjective work unsocial hours also work unsociable hours to work very early in the morning, during the night, etc when most people do not work … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unsociable — adjective we found him to be stiff and unsociable Syn: unfriendly, uncongenial, unneighborly, unapproachable, introverted, reticent, reserved, withdrawn, aloof, distant, remote, detached, unsocial, antisocial, asocial, taciturn, silent, quiet; … Thesaurus of popular words
unsociable — Synonyms and related words: Timonistic, aloof, antisocial, autistic, bashful, chill, chilly, close, cold, cool, cynical, disaccordant, disinclined to communicate, dissociable, distant, frosty, icy, incompatible, inhospitable, inimical, insociable … Moby Thesaurus
unsocial — Synonyms and related words: aloof, anchoretic, anchoritic, antisocial, autistic, bashful, chilly, close, cold, cool, detached, dissociable, distant, hermitical, hostile, incompatible, inhospitable, insociable, misanthropic, mopey, mopish, morose … Moby Thesaurus
