Another word for aloof
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Adjective
Not friendly, sociable, or warm in manner
- Emotionally unresponsive or socially detached; introverted or aloof.
- Not disposed to expressions of feeling; reserved.
- Not disposed to be communicative.
- Characterized by reserve or a lack of expression:
- Not friendly; aloof:
- Not accessible; inapproachable:
- Aloof or reserved.
- Existing, living, or going without others; alone:
- Happening, done, or made alone:
- Remote from civilization; secluded:
- Inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself.
- Restrained or reserved:
- Reluctant; unwilling.
- Designated as unavailable except for a certain purpose or user; kept in reserve:
- Given to or marked by self-restraint and reticence:
- Located far away; distant in space.
- Hidden away; secluded:
- Distant in time:
- Inclined to be distant and reserved; aloof.
- Separate or apart in space.
- Far removed; remote:
- Coming from or going to a distance:
- Neither warm nor very cold; moderately cold:
- Giving or suggesting relief from heat:
- Marked by calm self-control:
- Cool or cold enough to cause discomfort.
- Feeling cold, often to the point of shivering.
- Unenthusiastic:
- A moderate but penetrating coldness.
- A sensation of coldness, often accompanied by shivering and pallor of the skin.
- A checking or dampening of enthusiasm, spirit, or joy:
Lacking interest in one's surroundings or worldly affairs
- Feeling or showing no interest or involvement; unconcerned:
- Not interested in something; having no interest.
- Not interested; indifferent.
- Not anxious or apprehensive; unworried.
- Having no particular interest or concern; apathetic:
- Having no marked feeling for or against:
- Not mattering one way or the other; unimportant; immaterial:
- Lacking intellectual inquisitiveness or natural curiosity; uninterested.
- Free of bias and self-interest; impartial:
- Not interested; indifferent:
- Having lost interest.
- Separated; disconnected:
- Standing apart from others; separate:
- Marked by an absence of emotional involvement or personal interest; aloof or unbiased.
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Another word for aloof
Modifier
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- Free of bias and self-interest; impartial:
- Not interested; indifferent:
- Having lost interest.
- Having no particular interest or concern; apathetic:
- Having no marked feeling for or against:
- Not mattering one way or the other; unimportant; immaterial:
- Exhibiting a lack of responsiveness.
- To set, force, or keep apart:
- To put space between; space apart or scatter:
- To form a border or barrier between (two areas or groups):
- At a distance in place, position, or time:
- Away from another or others:
- In or into parts or pieces:
- Distant in space, time, or nature; remote.
- Separated in relationship by a given degree of descent:
- Neither warm nor very cold; moderately cold:
- Giving or suggesting relief from heat:
- Marked by calm self-control:
- Aloof or reserved.
- Not friendly; aloof:
- Not accessible; inapproachable:
- Separated; disconnected:
- Standing apart from others; separate:
- Marked by an absence of emotional involvement or personal interest; aloof or unbiased.
- Separate or apart in space.
- Far removed; remote:
- Coming from or going to a distance:
- Designated as unavailable except for a certain purpose or user; kept in reserve:
- Given to or marked by self-restraint and reticence:
- Located far away; distant in space.
- Hidden away; secluded:
- Distant in time:
See also:
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