standoffishly Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- dry
- introverted
- asocial
- unbending
- buttoned-up
- shy
- silent
- clinical
- remote
- standoff
- reclusive
- professional
- frosty
- cold-eyed
- antisocial
- offish
- unsociable
- hard
- timid
Weak:
Strongest:
- gregarious
- friendly
- friendly
- social
- warm
- social
- outgoing
- warm
- talkative
- sociable
- sociable
- convivial
- talkative
- extroverted
- cordial
- cordial
- gregarious
- convivial
- outgoing
- extroverted
Strong:
- companionable
- companionable
- hospitable
- genial
- boon
- expansive
- garrulous
- folksy
- hospitable
- amiable
- expansive
- boon
- extraverted
- affable
- congenial
- clubby
- communicative
- clubby
- congenial
- garrulous
- gracious
- genial
- amiable
- affable
- extraverted
- communicative
- gracious
- folksy
- clubbable
- clubbable
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
reserved,distant, cool, withdrawn, cold, detached, aloof, dry, introverted, asocial
gregarious, friendly, friendly, social, warm,social, outgoing, warm, talkative, sociable
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.
