What are some opposite words for aloof?

Antonyms for aloof
əˈlufaloof

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. aloof

    Antonyms:
    close, near, together

    Synonyms:
    apart, away, separately

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. aloof, distant, upstageadverb

    remote in manner

    "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"

    Antonyms:
    unreserved

    Synonyms:
    distant, remote, removed, upstage

  2. aloofadverb

    in an aloof manner

    "the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough"

    Antonyms:
    unreserved

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. snuggly

    distant, standoffish, formal

    she remained very aloof even though her cousins greeted her with lots excitement

    Submitted by anonymous on September 22, 2020  

How to use aloof in a sentence?

  1. Aeschylus:

    Of all the Gods, Death only craves not gifts: Nor sacrifice, nor yet drink-offering poured Avails; no altars hath he, nor is soothed By hymns of praise. From him alone of all The powers of Heaven Persuasion holds aloof.

  2. Zhang Chunxian:

    There are Uighurs that have fled overseas and joined the Islamic State, the organization has a huge international influence and Xinjiang can't keep aloof from it and we have already been affected. We have also found that some who fought returned to Xinjiang to participate in terrorist plots.

  3. Homer:

    But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp contentions.

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