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Antisocial vs Unsociable - What's the difference?

antisocial | unsociable |

As adjectives the difference between antisocial and unsociable

is that antisocial is unwilling or unable to associate normally with other people while unsociable is not needing the company of others.

As a noun antisocial

is an antisocial individual.

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.
    • ----

    unsociable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • not needing the company of others
  • not congenial or compatible
  • unfriendly

    • Antonyms

    * sociable