How do you use Antisocial in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like unsociable or asocial, plus the exact meaning.
Antisocial meaning
- Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people.
- Antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing.
- Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society.
Synonyms of Antisocial
Using Antisocial
- The main meaning on this page is: Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people. | Antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing. | Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society.
- Useful related words include: unsociable, asocial, unsocial.
- In the example corpus, antisocial often appears in combinations such as: antisocial behaviour, and antisocial, of antisocial.
Context around Antisocial
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Antisocial
- In this selection, "antisocial" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, targeted, commit, tackling, behaviour, behavior and hours stand out and add context to how "antisocial" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include approach to antisocial behaviour and and concerns about antisocial behaviour at. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "antisocial" sits close to words such as abhorrent, actuality and belted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with antisocial
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And that can mean pulling some antisocial hours, especially when hoglets require multiple feeds. (14 words)
Mr Grant said DCJ did not implement the legislated three-strikes policy for antisocial behaviour. (15 words)
Therefore, teenagers fit their archetypical depiction of being antisocial, fatigued, and uninterested in the wider world. (16 words)
The town was identified as one of five neighbourhood crime hotspots in England and Wales this year in a report by the think tank Onward - which said that tackling antisocial behaviour was crucial for “left behind” areas. (37 words)
Cllr Oxley added: “The recent rise in antisocial behaviour that we have witnessed in the town centre is shocking and I know it is of huge concern to residents in Clydebank Waterfront. (32 words)
The 24-year-old planted the new hub in the heart of the area to tackle ongoing issues of antisocial behaviour, and as a bid to get kids off the streets. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
AAP reports the police operation targeted antisocial behaviour, bikie gangs and organised crime, with officers patrolling the area between 8pm on Saturday and 3.30am on Sunday.
Addiction to phones has been linked not only to and antisocial behavior, but also to higher stress levels.
And that can mean pulling some antisocial hours, especially when hoglets require multiple feeds.
Anyone who has visited a bustling Helsinki café knows that stereotyping the Finns as antisocial is outdated and exaggerated.
Cllr Oxley added: “The recent rise in antisocial behaviour that we have witnessed in the town centre is shocking and I know it is of huge concern to residents in Clydebank Waterfront.
Earlier this year, the Prime Minister and I promised a zero-tolerance approach to antisocial behaviour and that is what we are delivering.
However, if players can get past the antisocial armor that confounds conversation, they will find a fine companion.
Mr Grant said DCJ did not implement the legislated three-strikes policy for antisocial behaviour.
Of course, not every one of these antisocial folks will be entirely happy about going through a court-ordered system of getting the help they really need.
One resident claims a park near the demolished leisure centre has quickly become a hotspot of antisocial behaviour and drug taking.
Parenting classes would be given to people whose children repeatedly commit antisocial behaviour if Labour wins power.
Phone boxes are being removed and houses are being tinned up in a part of Liverpool that is being blighted by crime and antisocial behaviour.
Police also applied to the courts earlier this month for a closure order for a property in after an increase in incidents of antisocial behaviour.
Police told us they would play a role in arranging training sessions, designed to “upskill” the workforce amid mounting concerns about antisocial behaviour at the shopping centre.
She’s worried the youth club closing could make antisocial behaviour worse, a point also made during protests against cuts to children’s playgroups.
The 24-year-old planted the new hub in the heart of the area to tackle ongoing issues of antisocial behaviour, and as a bid to get kids off the streets.
The order was slapped on 9 Queens Meadow in September after frequent noise complaints and reports of antisocial driving and intimidation coming from the address.
Therefore, teenagers fit their archetypical depiction of being antisocial, fatigued, and uninterested in the wider world.
The supply of drugs is also a principal driver of much of the antisocial behaviour and knife crime and violence that we are seeing within our communities at present.
The town was identified as one of five neighbourhood crime hotspots in England and Wales this year in a report by the think tank Onward - which said that tackling antisocial behaviour was crucial for “left behind” areas.
Common combinations with antisocial
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- antisocial behaviour 67×
- and antisocial 14×
- of antisocial 12×
- antisocial behavior 6×
- in antisocial 5×
- antisocial hours 4×
- the antisocial 4×
- as antisocial 3×
- to antisocial 3×
- for antisocial 3×