Distant
Distant adjective - Having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others.
Usage example: was distant and distracted all throughout the interview
Social
Social adjective - Likely to seek or enjoy the company of others.
Usage example: not exactly the social sort, our boss generally stays in his office and keeps to himself
Both words in one sentence
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Better examples would be Kikuyo, Kieko, and Yukari, Sachiko's social-climbing distant cousins in episode 1 of the OVAs.
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Temperance "Bones" Brennan is sometimes accused of being an Ice Queen, due to her emotionally distant manner and lack of social skills.
Source: Not So Stoic -
Inverted in that her distant attitude and her parents' company's connection to the plane crash makes her a social outcast.
Source: Manga / Enigme
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