Antonyms for gregarious
grɪˈgɛər i əsgre·gar·i·ous

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1. gregariousadjective

   Synonyms:
   outgoing, sociable

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. gregarious

   Antonyms:
   unsocial, unsociable, solitary

   Synonyms:
   social, sociable, consociative

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1. • Animal
   • Plant

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1. gregariousadjective

   (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species

   "gregarious bird species"

   Antonyms:
   caespitose, ungregarious, cespitose, nonsocial, solitary, nongregarious, unsocial, tufted

2. gregariousadjective

   instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others

   "he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude"

   Antonyms:
   unsocial, ungregarious, solitary, cespitose, nonsocial, tufted, nongregarious, caespitose

3. gregariousadjective

   (of plants) growing in groups that are close together

   Antonyms:
   caespitose, tufted, cespitose, nongregarious, ungregarious, unsocial, solitary, nonsocial

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How to use gregarious in a sentence?

1. Larry Legere:

   Mike was a fun-loving guy, he was very gregarious, he was part of the community ; he was part of the family of this business that we're in.

2. Thomas Mann:

   A solitary, unused to speaking of what he sees and feels, has mental experiences which are at once more intense and less articulate than those of a gregarious man.

3. Unknown:

   Man is a gregarious creature, more so in mind than in body. He may like to go alone for a walk but he hates to stand alone in his opinion.

4. Northrop Frye:

   The metaphor of the king as the shepherd of his people goes back to ancient Egypt. Perhaps the use of this particular convention is due to the fact that, being stupid, affectionate, gregarious, and easily stampeded, the societies formed by sheep are most like human ones.

5. Walt Frazier:

   He was effervescent, gregarious, with an infectious personality not only endearing to his teammates but the Knicks Nation as well.

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