The workbench / The reference library
Suggest a wordMy library
The vocabulary collection

asocial.

Adjective
General
MEANING

Disinclined toward social participation without necessarily opposing or harming others.

Use it for

Words that belong together

  • asocial tendency
  • asocial behavior

On the page

Her asocial habits were mistaken for contempt.

Nearby words

Word forms
Base
asocial

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Comparative more asocial; superlative most asocial when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, behavior. Commonness: moderately common.

Practice this word in a sentence

Your margin notes

Keep a thought for later. Sign in to save privately.