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aloof


These are words and phrases related to aloof. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of aloof.

NOT LIKING OR BEING PLEASANT TOWARDS OTHERS


The dowager was aloof and uninterested in conversation.

Synonyms and examples


unfriendly
The crowd was unfriendly and dangerous.
cool
She was very cool towards his new wife.
cold
She's a cold, heartless woman.
icy
He gave me an icy stare.
glacial
Her reception of him was glacial.
frosty
He gave the neighbour's misbehaving children a frosty look before going indoors.
distant
My father was very distant, but I suppose all men of his generation were.
remote
Her manner was remote and intimidating.
standoffish
informaldisapproving
Now is not the time to be so standoffish.
offish
UK
She's the more offish of the two sisters.
dour
He's a dour old man who enjoys nothing more than complaining.
sour
Don't be so sour - cheer up and join the party!
prickly
informal
He's normally easy-going, but if you ask him about his ex-wife, he gets rather prickly.
hostile
The opposition candidate is quite hostile to the current Parliament.
antagonistic
He was dismissed for being combative and antagonistic towards his supervisor.

Antonyms and examples


friendly
He offered me a friendly smile.
warm
She had an open and warm personality.
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A person who does not like or is not pleasant towards others is unfriendly.

aloof | American Thesaurus


aloof


adjective
These are words and phrases related to aloof. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of aloof.
Her aloof manner gained her few friends.

Synonyms


cool
cold
chilly
detached
indifferent
standoffish
distant
remote
unsociable
reserved
unapproachable
unsympathetic
uninterested
unconcerned
unresponsive
haughty
high-hat
formal

Antonyms


warm
friendly
familiar
open
sociable
gregarious
neighborly
interested
sympathetic
compassionate
The royal family usually stands aloof from politics.

Synonyms


apart
at a distance
above
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