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distant, cold, aloof, cool, detached, withdrawn, reserved, dry, asocial, frosty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