Used in a Sentence

unsocial

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

Editorial note

More than screaming; folks will be more sarcastic, hurtful, smart-alec and generally unsocial in text than in person.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Not seeking or showing the desire for the company of others; inhospitable.

Meaning at a glance

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

adjective

Not seeking or showing the desire for the company of others; inhospitable.

adjective

Not social.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for unsocial.

Example sentences

1

More than screaming; folks will be more sarcastic, hurtful, smart-alec and generally unsocial in text than in person.

2

And also to become a Consultant you will be expected to work the most unsocial, anti work life balance schedule ever devised.

3

I, like so many others, am so unsocial when absolutely sober that completely alcohol-free events are actually really hard.

4

I've worked in a bunch of different industries over the decades, and there are unsocial and unadjusted people everywhere.

5

LiveDrive wouldn't work b/c their hotmail/msn mail/live mail service has been re-branded yet again to confuse longstanding users of their cloud-free, unsocial mail client...

6

The process of [computer] hacking is often inherently unsocial after all.

7

Then, I watched a video documentary about CL on youtube, and I felt that being unsocial, and anonymous posts is what's propelling craigslist.

8

If the boss doesn't like you because you are gay/introverted/unsocial/not into sports/don't make a good drinking partner/refuse to perform sexual favors - no, the boss shouldn't fire you.

9

Too many alarms or alarms at unsocial hours?

10

How about counterproductive, annoying and unsocial then?

11

I always felt (yeah, it was uneducated) that bitcoin would be something opposed to our financial system with all its unsocial speculation, lies and deceit.

12

Women are welcome in the tech industry but many parents (not all) simply don't encourage their daughters to be programmers because in truth it can be a very unsocial introverted career path.

Quote examples

1

The Fed is supposed to print money to purposely cause inflation, precisely to "tax" this unsocial behavior and incentivize consumption, riskier investments, and debt.

2

Being on "social media" is a fundamentally unsocial activity: you do it alone, it makes you lonely, and it separates you from others.

3

I'm no longer young and hip, but part of an older generation of "unsocial" people that see absolutely no point in something like this.

Proper noun examples

1

Don’t Blame Social Media if Your Teen Is Unsocial.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use unsocial in a sentence?

More than screaming; folks will be more sarcastic, hurtful, smart-alec and generally unsocial in text than in person.

What does unsocial mean?

Not seeking or showing the desire for the company of others; inhospitable.

What part of speech is unsocial?

unsocial is commonly used as adjective.