unsociable person
51reclusive — recluse [n] person who does not want social contact anchorite, ascetic, cenobite, eremite, hermit, monk, nun, solitaire, solitary, troglodyte; concept 423 Ant. extrovert recluse / reclusive [adj] hermitlike, unsociable antisocial, ascetic,… …
52retire — v. 1 a intr. leave office or employment, esp. because of age (retire from the army; retire on a pension). b tr. cause (a person) to retire from work. 2 intr. withdraw; go away; retreat. 3 intr. seek seclusion or shelter. 4 intr. go to bed. 5 tr.… …
53ungregarious — adjective 1. (of plants) growing together in groups that are not close together • Ant: ↑gregarious • Similar to: ↑caespitose, ↑cespitose, ↑tufted • Topics: ↑plant, ↑flora …
54stand-offish — ▶ adjective (informal) ALOOF, distant, remote, detached, withdrawn, reserved, uncommunicative, unresponsive, unforthcoming, unapproachable, unfriendly, unsociable, introspective, introverted. Opposites friendly, approachable, sociable. * * *… …
55an|o|rex|ic — «AN uh REHK sihk», adjective, noun. –adj. suffering from anorexia: »In a recent case study an anorexic girl saw herself as emaciated, introverted, unsociable and unhappy the very opposite of being sexually attractive (London Times). –n. an… …
