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Definition of
Standoffish
Standoffish
stand·off·ish
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Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
acting cold or reserved and not friendly toward other people;
e.g. He is standoffish to people he meets for the first time.
Similar Words
Aloof
Antisocial
Asocial
Bloodless
Buttoned-up
Clinical
Cold
Cold-eyed
Coldhearted
Cool
Detached
Distant
Dry
Frosty
Impersonal
Indrawn
Insociable
Nongregarious
Reclusive
Remote
Unbending
Unsociable
Unsocial
Opposite Words
Affable
Affectionate
Agreeable
Amiable
Boon
Bosom
Buddy-buddy
Caring
Chummy
Close
Clubby
Communicative
Companionable
Congenial
Convivial
Devoted
Especial
Expansive
Extroverted
Familiar
Fatherly
Folksy
Fond
Forgiving
Friendly
Garrulous
Gracious
Gregarious
Hospitable
Inseparable
Intimate
Inward
Kindly
Knit
Lovesick
Loving
Near
Neighborly
Outgoing
Sociable
Social
Talkative
Tender
Tenderhearted
Thick
Tight
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Antiseptic
Apathetic
Arctic
Brittle
Chill
Chilly
Clammy
Clinical
Cold
Cold-blooded
Cold-eyed
Cool
Diffident
Disinterested
Dispassionate
Frigid
Frosty
Frozen
Gelid
Glacial
Hard
Hard-eyed
Icy
Impersonal
Incurious
Indifferent
Indrawn
Introverted
Misanthropic
Nongregarious
Professional
Recessive
Reclusive
Reserved
Reticent
Shy
Silent
Taciturn
Timid
Uncommunicative
Unconcerned
Unfriendly
Uninterested
Unsocial
Unsympathetic
Wintry
Withdrawn
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