Synonyms for standoffish
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Unapproachable — aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly
unapproachable, aloof, cold, cool, distant, unbending, frosty, remote, uninvolved, offish informal, undemonstrative, unconcerned, strange dated, hard-to-get informal dated
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly.
Related words
- Other spellings
- stand-offish
Example sentences
- frosty Young plants should be protected in frosty weather.
- aloof Tom and Mary kept aloof, watching and waiting.
- unapproachable He's nondescript, unapproachable and inscrutable.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| standoffish | rising | |
| frosty | rising | |
| aloof | steady | |
| unapproachable | rising | |
| unbending | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- cool1, cold1
- 5 letters
- aloof2
- 6 letters
- remote2, frosty2, offish, hankty
- 7 letters
- strange1, distant2
- 9 letters
- unbending3
- 10 letters
- uninvolved3
- 11 letters
- unconcerned3
- 14 letters
- unapproachable5
- 15 letters
- undemonstrative
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (aloof2 = 2 syllables).