Reclusive and Social

Reclusive

Reclusive adjective - Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude.
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Synonyms for Reclusive

Social is an antonym for reclusive.

Nearby Word: recluse

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

Reclusive is an antonym for social.

Both words in one sentence

  • Yukiteru Amano of Mirai Nikki is very much a loner at school, due to his own reclusive and anti-social personality.
  • Series / Mr. Robot Elliot is a reclusive hardcore hacker with few social skills, but he has no apparent interest in nerd culture or media.
  • But on the flip side, he's twitchy, reclusive, lacking in social graces, and generally creepy and off-putting.
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