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Antisocial vs Retiring - What's the difference?

antisocial | retiring | Synonyms |

Antisocial is a synonym of retiring.


As adjectives the difference between antisocial and retiring

is that antisocial is unwilling or unable to associate normally with other people while retiring is shy, introverted, liking privacy.

As nouns the difference between antisocial and retiring

is that antisocial is an antisocial individual while retiring is retirement.

As a verb retiring is

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antisocial

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Unwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
  • antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing
  • Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society

    • Derived terms

    () * antisocially (adverb) * antisociality, the quality of being antisocial * Asbo, antisocial behaviour order * antisocial personality disorder

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An antisocial individual.
    • ----

    retiring

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Shy, introverted, liking privacy.
    • I don't really know him well, since he's so shy and retiring .
  • About to retire.
    • Today is the party for our retiring co-workers.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • retirement
  • * Francis Bacon
    • One day of those his retirings (SIC), giving out that he was sick, his father Antigonus came on the sudden to visit him, and met a fair dainty youth coming out of his chamber.