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See synonyms for antisocial on Thesaurus.com (BUTTON) Middle School Level This shows grade level based on the word's complexity. __________________________________________________________________ adjective unwilling or unable to associate in a normal or friendly way with other people: He's not antisocial, just shy. antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing; threatening: an antisocial act. opposed or detrimental to social order or the principles on which society is constituted: antisocial behavior. Psychiatry. of or relating to a pattern of behavior in which social norms and the rights of others are persistently violated. noun a person exhibiting antisocial traits. OTHER WORDS FOR antisocial 1 unsociable, retiring, misanthropic. 2 disruptive; intimidating. See synonyms for antisocial on Thesaurus.com OPPOSITES FOR antisocial 1 gregarious; genial, affable. See antonyms for antisocial on Thesaurus.com QUIZ CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES? 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TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT Origin of antisocial First recorded in 1790-1800; anti- + social OTHER WORDS FROM antisocial an.ti.so.ci.al.i.ty, nounan.ti.so.cial.ly, adverb Words nearby antisocial antiskating, antiskid, antislavery, antismog, antismoking, antisocial, antisocialist, antisocial personality, antisocial personality disorder, antisolar, anti-Soviet Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, (c) Random House, Inc. 2023 Words related to antisocial alienated, introverted, standoffish, ascetic, asocial, austere, cold, cynical, hermitlike, misanthropic, reclusive, remote, reserved, retiring, solitary, uncommunicative, unfriendly, unsociable, withdrawn How to use antisocial in a sentence * The researchers found that the child who was hit or yelled at more often was consistently more likely to display delinquent or antisocial behavior. Americans are still spanking their kids. A new study shows how harmful that is.|Caitlin Gibson|April 12, 2021|Washington Post * If the twin who gets more harsh parenting is also the more antisocial one, then that would suggest that there's some kind of environmental component, and it's not genetic. Americans are still spanking their kids. A new study shows how harmful that is.|Caitlin Gibson|April 12, 2021|Washington Post * There is no evidence that this induced change in free will beliefs has any effect on morality, such as antisocial behavior, cheating, conformity, or willingness to punish. Do We Have Free Will? Maybe It Doesn't Matter - Facts So Romantic|Jim Davies|April 7, 2021|Nautilus * They couldn't connect with me, saw what they believed was me pulling away and becoming antisocial. Traditional school isn't always the way to go, and I wish my parents had seen that earlier|Kenneth R. Rosen|February 5, 2021|Washington Post * He rejects attempts to over-psychologize his subject while admitting that he reportedly was exceedingly antisocial in many of his traits. Did Stalin's rise to power foretell the butchery that came next?|Robert Service|October 30, 2020|Washington Post * He was said to have had "antisocial issues," withdrawing and refusing to participate in class. We Already Know What Adam Lanza's Real Motive Was at Sandy Hook|Michael Daly|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST * Surfing, skating, punk rock--these were all very antisocial and rebellious at their births, but are now billion dollar industries. U.S. Open of Surfing Turns Into Riot|Mark Lukach|July 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST * He had all his digits and limbs and, to my knowledge, had committed no antisocial acts with his legally obtained explosives. Who's Safe With a Gun? Don't Ask a Shrink|Gary Greenberg|May 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST * But boys and men who feel like losers in a deeply divided society develop antisocial habits. South Africa Rallies Against Fatal Gang Rape|Eusebius McKaiser|February 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST * But when this witness began to act out in antisocial ways, his mother sent him off to foster care. Jerry Sandusky Trial, Day Four: `Was Mrs. Sandusky Home?'|Diane Dimond|June 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST * Again a crowd--a mob is an example of this--may be distinctly antisocial, if we attach any ethical meaning to the term. The Behavior of Crowds|Everett Dean Martin * It is antisocial in a case expressly meant by its final cause for the triumph of sociality; 2. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey * And so many survival reactions outlast their usefulness, becoming essentially antisocial and antisurvival. The Short Life|Francis Donovan * Antisocial beings are almost always mentally and physically dawdlers, who are incapable of continuous mental or physical labour. The Non-religion of the Future: A Sociological Study|Jean-Marie Guyau * Even such antisocial persons as outlaws frequently move in bands and have their chiefs. Society|Henry Kalloch Rowe (BUTTON) SEE MORE EXAMPLES (BUTTON) SEE FEWER EXAMPLES (BUTTON) (BUTTON) British Dictionary definitions for antisocial antisocial / (aentI|s@US@l) / __________________________________________________________________ adjective avoiding the company of other people; unsociable contrary or injurious to the interests of society in general Derived forms of antisocial antisocially, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition (c) William Collins Sons & Co. 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