Johnson is a recluse; he prefers to isolate himself from the rest of the students in our class.
Source: tatoeba (1970)
Recluse
/ɹɪˈkluːs/
Synonyms for "recluse" (110 found)
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Noun(19 words)
lonerlonersmiller of deemisanthropesmonkmore privatemost asocialmost noncontactingmost privatemost unconnectedoutsiderreclusessannyasischizoidsshut-insolitairessolitudinariansullentroglodyte
maraboutmisanthropemonknonconformistnunnutoddballoutcastpariahpillar saintpillaristscrewballsecludedsecluseseclusionistseclusivesequesteredshut inshut upshut-in
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Adverb(1 words)
most solitary person
Adjective(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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16 total sentences available.
They say that God is everywhere, and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse.
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There's a brown recluse spider in the attic.
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Tom is a recluse.
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