Used in a Sentence

unsociable

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for unsociable.

Editorial note

It's not really supported by the anecdata that OP is a skilled, unsociable, successful person.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A person who is not sociable.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of unsociable gathered in one view.

noun

A person who is not sociable.

adjective

not desiring the company of others

adjective

unfriendly

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for unsociable.

Example sentences

1

It's not really supported by the anecdata that OP is a skilled, unsociable, successful person.

2

It's highly unsociable to ignore international law and agreements just because they're not convenient.

3

I suspect it is that people think they are less flexible and less willing to work unsociable hours though.

4

Now, although smoking is not fully banned, it is a very unsociable act.

5

The fraud people then call her if she needs to use her card at unsociable (for Canada) hours and never leave answerphone messages.

6

In many aspects, we have changed so drastically that I think 100-year-ago people would find us weird and unsociable.

7

He's incredibly healthy, and frequently works a large number of unsociable hours.

8

In other words, they over-value the virtue of being cheap and unsociable.

9

It is for the convenience of these that the Diogenes Club was started, and it now contains the most unsociable and unclubable men in town.

10

It is for the convenience of these that the Diogenes Club was started, and it now contains the most unsociable and unclubbable men in town.

11

I think more people can see past appearance than can see past unsociable/rude behaviour.

12

It seems almost designed to crumble under the smallest misapplication - a badly worded question, a dry whiteboard marker, or an unsociable interviewer can destroy a candidate.

Quote examples

1

To use the 'Tinder for jobs' analogy, if Tinder offered free meals to those who hook up, they will get a large group of "unsociable but like free food" people.

2

I think old distinction between the words "unsociable" meaning not wanting to socialise, and "anti-social" meaning causing trouble to society, is useful.

3

The important point for the awkward and unsociable to remember is that those skills really are just skills, like any other; some people might be more or less "talented", but no matter what you are still going to need practice.

4

"witholding" means the opposite of what you think it does, it means "preventing" or "holding back" in this context:) Also I suspect a lot of people, certainly myself, would find this behaviour quite unsociable, and hard to bear during every conversation.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use unsociable in a sentence?

It's not really supported by the anecdata that OP is a skilled, unsociable, successful person.

What does unsociable mean?

A person who is not sociable.

What part of speech is unsociable?

unsociable is commonly used as noun, adjective.