standoffishly Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- hard
- remote
- introverted
- unsociable
- clinical
- shy
- dry
- silent
- antisocial
- asocial
- timid
- frosty
- cold-eyed
- reclusive
- professional
- buttoned-up
- offish
- unbending
- standoff
Weak:
Strongest:
- social
- sociable
- talkative
- outgoing
- cordial
- warm
- sociable
- convivial
- friendly
- social
- gregarious
- gregarious
- warm
- friendly
- talkative
- cordial
- outgoing
- extroverted
- extroverted
- convivial
Strong:
- affable
- extraverted
- communicative
- companionable
- clubbable
- clubby
- expansive
- congenial
- congenial
- garrulous
- clubby
- gracious
- affable
- clubbable
- genial
- hospitable
- garrulous
- companionable
- boon
- folksy
- amiable
- boon
- gracious
- extraverted
- hospitable
- genial
- expansive
- folksy
- amiable
- communicative
Weak:
standoffishly Meaning
Wordnet
standoffishly (r)
in a standoffish manner
standoffishly Sentence Examples
- The politician standoffishly refused to engage with reporters, maintaining a haughty distance.
- The arrogant teenager responded standoffishly to his parents' pleas for respect.
- The standoffish receptionist treated the guests with aloof indifference.
- The standoffish cat watched the dog from a safe distance, its tail twitching nervously.
- The principal standoffishly ignored the concerns of the student body, dismissing their requests as trivial.
- The aloof professor greeted the students standoffishly, his demeanor conveying disinterest.
- The standoffish salesperson refused to answer the customer's questions, leaving an air of hostility.
- The standoffish neighbor kept their distance, avoiding any interaction with the new family.
- The standoffish witness refused to cooperate with the police, maintaining a sullen silence.
- The standoffish teenager sulked in his room, refusing to acknowledge his family's pleas for communication.
FAQs About the word standoffishly
in a standoffish manner
aloof,distant, detached, reserved, cold, withdrawn, cool, hard, remote, introverted
social, sociable, talkative, outgoing, cordial, warm, sociable, convivial, friendly,social
The politician standoffishly refused to engage with reporters, maintaining a haughty distance.
The arrogant teenager responded standoffishly to his parents' pleas for respect.
The standoffish receptionist treated the guests with aloof indifference.
The standoffish cat watched the dog from a safe distance, its tail twitching nervously.
