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Adjectives (5)
sequestered, cloistered, secluded
adj. providing privacy or seclusion; "the cloistered academic world of books"; "sat close together in the sequestered pergola"; "sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree"; "a secluded romantic spot"
recluse, withdrawn
adj. withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life"
Fuzzynyms (34)
individual, case-by-case, item-by-item
adj. separate and distinct from others of the same kind; "mark the individual pages"; "on a case-by-case basis"
discrete
adj. constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"
single, sole, separate, solitary, lonely, lonesome, only, alone, lone
adj. characterized by or preferring solitude; "a lone wolf"; "a lonely existence"; "a man of a solitary disposition"; " a solitary walk"
individual, single, separate
adj. characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; "an individual serving"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed"
single
adj. having uniform application; "a single legal code for all"
solitary, unfrequented
adj. remote or secluded; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake"
unsociable
adj. not inclined to society or companionship; "an unsociable nature...shy and reserved"; "generally unsociable except with intimate friends"; "unsociable behavior"; "an unsociable neighborhood"
unfriendly
adj. not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"
unapproachable, distant, aloof, offish
adj. remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
chilly, distant
adj. "relations were cool and polite"
swaggering, prideful, supercilious, lordly, disdainful, haughty, sniffy
adj. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
Synonyms (33)
backstage
adj. concealed from the public audience
clannish, cliquish, clubby, snobbish
adj. befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
closet, privy, secret, inside, confidential
adj. entrusted with private information and the confidence of another; "a confidential secretary"
exclusive, restricted
adj. not for general or public use; "a private club"
individual, personal
adj. concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she has hers"
insular
adj. suggestive of the isolated life of an island; "an exceedingly insular man; so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist"- Leonard Michaels
personal, intimate
adj. concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she has hers"
nonpublic
adj. not invested with or related to prominent position or status etc.
offstage
adj. withheld from public view or attention; "offstage political meetings"
single, sole, separate, solitary, lonely, lonesome, only, alone, lone
adj. characterized by or preferring solitude; "a lone wolf"; "a lonely existence"; "a man of a solitary disposition"; " a solitary walk"
antisocial, asocial
adj. hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior; "criminal behavior or conduct that violates the rights of other individuals is antisocial"; "crimes...and other asocial behavior"; "an antisocial deed"
asocial
adj. given to avoiding association with others; "bears are asocial secretive animals"; "are you asocial or do you just enjoy living in the Antarctic?"
solitary, eremitic
adj. characterized by ascetic solitude; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "his hermitic existence"
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