Aloof

//əˈluːf//

Synonyms for "aloof" (225 found)

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Closest matches (45)

reserved above above all that abovestairs airward alienated aloft alone antisocial apart apathetic arrogant at a distance away backward bashful benumbed blah blank blase

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bored broken careless casual chill chilled chilly cold colorless comatose companionless constrained cool desensitized detached disconnected discontinuous discreet discrete disdainful disinterested

Adjective(3 words)

remote reserved cool

Prep_phrase(1 words)

above the fray

Strong matches (68)

Related words (112)

on stilts on the peak on tiptoe open over overhead passive phlegmatic pluckless pococurante private proud regardless remote remotely removed repressed resigned restrained reticent

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Prep_phrase(1 words)

out of it

Adjective(11 words)

pococurante quiet standoffish strange thorny touch-me-not-ish unapproachable unbending undemonstrative unimpressionable uninvolved

Adjective(1 words)

upstage

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

1 entries

alexithymic

Related terms

2 entries

taciturn unfriendly

coordinate

3 entries

apathetic impartial stern

derived

2 entries

aloofly aloofness

related to

10 entries

apart away clear distance distant remote reserved standoffish sympathy view

similar

2 entries

reserved

Translations

113 translations across 30 languages.

Albanian

1 entries

mënjanës adv (without sympathy)

Arabic

2 entries

بَعِيدًا عَنّ adv (at or from a distance)
بِمَعْزِل عَن adv (at or from a distance)

Bulgarian

4 entries

резервиран adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
сдържан adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
настрани adv (at or from a distance)
отделно adv (at or from a distance)

Catalan

1 entries

esquerp adv (without sympathy)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

保守的 adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
疏遠的 /疏远的 adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
冷淡地 adv (without sympathy)
冷漠地 adv (without sympathy)

Czech

3 entries

odměřený adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
odtažitý adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
opodál adv (at or from a distance)

Danish

2 entries

menneskesky adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
reserveret adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)

Dutch

4 entries

afstandelijk adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
gereserveerd adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
terughoudend adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
afstandelijk adv (at or from a distance)

Finnish

4 entries

etäinen adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
kylmäkiskoinen adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
varautunut adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
erillään adv (at or from a distance)

French

4 entries

distant adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
dédaigneux adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
réservé adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
dédaigneusement adv (without sympathy)

Galician

2 entries

distante adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
a distancia adv (at or from a distance)

German

4 entries

distanziert adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
menschenscheu adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
reserviert adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
unnahbar adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)

Greek

1 entries

αποστασιοποιημένος adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)

Hawaiian

4 entries

ihu piʻi adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
naua adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
umuakua adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
waiakua adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)

Hungarian

1 entries

tartózkodó adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)

Irish

1 entries

coimhthíoch adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)

Italian

2 entries

distaccato adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
con distacco adv (without sympathy)

Japanese

4 entries

つんつん adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
ツンツン adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
冷然 adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
疎い adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)

Māori

1 entries

whiwhiu adv (at or from a distance)

Persian

1 entries

کنارهگیر adv (without sympathy)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

huachnäsich adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)

Polish

3 entries

trzymający się z dala adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
z dystansem adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
z rezerwą adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)

Portuguese

4 entries

afastado adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
distante adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
reservado adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
a distância adv (at or from a distance)

Romanian

2 entries

deoparte adv (at or from a distance)
distant adv (at or from a distance)

Russian

4 entries

безучастный adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
отстранённый adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
отчуждённый adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
сде́ржанный adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

fad às adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
fad às adv (at or from a distance)
fad às adv (without sympathy)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

apartan adv (at or from a distance)
distanciran adv (at or from a distance)
distanciran adv (without sympathy)
ravnodušan adv (without sympathy)

Spanish

4 entries

alejado adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
apartado adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
distante adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
reservado adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)

Swedish

1 entries

reserverad adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)

Turkish

3 entries

mesafeli adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
soğuk adj (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant)
ötede adv (at or from a distance)

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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The old man stands aloof from this world.

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He stood aloof.

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He stood aloof from her.

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He always stands aloof from the masses.

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