Definition of ASOCIAL

asocial

Plural: asocials

Adjective Satellite

  • given to avoiding association with others
    • "bears are asocial secretive animals"
    • "are you asocial or do you just enjoy living in the Antarctic?"
  • hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior
    • "crimes...and other asocial behavior"

Adj

  • Not social, not relating to society.
  • Not sociable; having minimal social connections with others; not inclined to connect with others socially.
  • Antisocial.

Noun

  • A person considered to be antisocial or to exhibit antisocial behaviour, especially as a classification used by the Nazi regime in Germany.

Adjective

  • Not sociable; avoiding social interaction.

Examples

  • The ASOCIAL player preferred online Scrabble to face-to-face club games.

Origin / Etymology

From a- + social; in the sense of “antisocial” and as a noun, appears to be a calque of German asozial / Asozialer.

Synonyms

antisocial

Scrabble Score: 9

asocial: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
asocial: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
asocial: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

asocial: valid Words With Friends Word