Thesaurus
social
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of SOCIAL
1
likely to seek or enjoy the company of others <not exactly the social sort, our boss generally stays in his office and keeps to himself>
Synonyms boon, clubbable (also clubable), clubby, companionable, extroverted (also extraverted), gregarious, outgoing, sociable, social
Related Words cordial, folksy, forthcoming, friendly, hospitable; affable, genial, gracious; agreeable, amiable, congenial, kindly, neighborly; animated, gay, jaunty, jolly, jovial, lively, peppy, perky, pert, spirited, sprightful, sprightly, vivacious; communicative, expansive, garrulous, talkative; bright, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, effervescent, upbeat; bubbly, exuberant, high-spirited
2
tending to group with others of the same kind <dogs are social animals, preferring by nature to be part of a pack>
Related Words associational, consociational, subsocial; dependent, parasitic (also parasitical), precocial, symbiotic
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