NONSOCIAL Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

nonsocial

adjective

Definition of nonsocial

as in solitary

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Recent Examples of nonsocial Their active periods included social and nonsocial behaviors such as fighting or grooming themselves or one another. — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 13 June 2023 These findings show that incidental olfactory suspicion cues can affect performance on social as well as nonsocial reasoning tasks. — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2015

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonsocial

Adjective

Stephen King‘s solitary story set in London is getting the TV treatment.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
The endangered but often solitary cats are native to Southeast Asia, where their populations are declining largely because of habitat loss, the zoo said.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of solitary

Adjective

The July hack by rogue OpenAI autonomous agents on open-source developer platform Hugging Face accelerated the shift and proved that the era of advanced AI hacks had arrived.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
That was the year LumineticsCore received the first FDA de novo clearance for an autonomous medical diagnosis — diabetic retinopathy — and began carrying malpractice insurance for its no-clinician-in-the-loop system.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of autonomous

Adjective

The elections produced semiautonomous administrations in Scotland and Wales led by parties devoted to independence and the breakup of the United Kingdom - though neither has that policy on the front burner.

— CBS News, CBS News, 9 May 2026
UAVs may be remotely piloted, semiautonomous, or, increasingly, fully autonomous.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026

Definition of semiautonomous

Adjective

In early 2021, after a few years as an independent hotel, the Monarch Beach Resort joined the Waldorf Astoria Collection, the luxury brand from Hilton Hotels.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
That means projects that are independent as a feature, not a bug.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026