unsociable

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

behaving in a kind and pleasant way
friendlyI like his sister - she's so friendly.
niceHer boyfriend is really nice.
amiableShe was perfectly amiable.
genialOur genial host led us to our room.
congenialHe's very congenial and so quite likeable.
involving people enjoying themselves together and behaving in a friendly way towards each other:
The event promises to provide a relaxed and sociable atmosphere where fans can mingle with stars.
These winds turn yachting from a gentle, sociable pastime into a thrilling adventure sport for those who know what they're doing.
He made no attempt to be sociable.他不合群，也不试图去改变这一点。
She's a very sociable child.
I'm going to make an effort to be a bit more sociable.
I shall be a bit more sociable when my exams are over.
The sociable behaviour of lions is considered atypical of the cat family.
Changes could include leaving the car at home for short journeys and walking instead, or trying a sociable pastime such as dancing.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Friendly
affability
affable
affably
affiliative
agreeableness
congeniality
conversable
convivial
conviviality
convivially
harmony
hospitable
hospitably
hospitality
socially
sugar and spiceidiom
sweet-natured
sweet-tempered
sweetness
the human touch

sociable | American Dictionary

sociable
adjective
us/ˈsoʊ·ʃə·bəl/
liking to be with people; friendly:
The new sales rep is savvy and sociable.

Examples of sociable

sociable
The reliance upon community organisations for the distribution of questionnaires ran the risk of reaching only those who were more active, mobile and sociable.
Even the comparatively sociable are reluctant to use hostels and day centres for homeless people, through fear of violence, intimidation and disturbance from younger clients.
He will be remembered for his contributions and for his open, friendly, sociable and encouraging manner.
A criminal act is a social, though generally not sociable, act occurring in a social setting and implicated in a society's cultural and structural framework.
Men were naturally sociable, and sovereignty was established for the common good.
One example would be the child who displayed immediate sociable behavior toward the experimenter but then showed strong wariness of her.
It offers an opportunity to be sociable and have fun in ways that both reflect, and avowedly move beyond, the dancers' teenage years.
The organization of the very spontaneous and sociable interactions described here was often quite different from that predominating in more focused, task-oriented settings.
The authors present a new recipe for a sociable city of tomorrow with twelve building block ingredients.
There are differing views on the relative merits of grandparent care and more formal but possibly more sociable settings.
He was the first member of the study to reach 100 years and an extremely sociable man throughout the time that we knew him.
All the girls are relatively sociable, with friends in the school.
It is obvious that social and international relations would greatly benefit if people were happier, more reasonable and more sociable.
The author visualises further developments in which a sociable robot would be able to learn from its experience.
She had always been very sociable but no longer felt like it and was less able.
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