Gregarious
Gregarious adjective - Likely to seek or enjoy the company of others.
Usage example: a gregarious child who ran up to every person on the playground and wanted to be their friend
Taciturn is an antonym for gregarious.
Nearby Word: gregariously
Taciturn
Taciturn adjective - Tending not to speak frequently (as by habit or inclination).
Usage example: a taciturn man, he almost never initiates a conversation
Gregarious is an antonym for taciturn.
Nearby Word: taciturnity
Both words in one sentence
- This includes names; the uncommonly gregarious Finn asks the taciturn Russian for his name, and when the Russian spits a curse at the Finn, the Finn starts innocently calling him by that.
Source: Fun with Foreign Languages
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