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Synonyms for aloof
əˈlufaloof
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Princeton's WordNet
aloof, distant, upstageadverb
remote in manner
"stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
Synonyms:
distant, remote, removed, upstageAntonyms:
unreservedaloofadverb
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 Contribution
kuudereadjective
quiet, cold
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List of paraphrases for "aloof":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#699 | away | |
#1639 | remote | |
#2694 | removed | |
#4244 | apart | |
#6580 | separately | |
#9085 | distant | |
#53755 | aloof | |
#115040 | upstage |
How to use aloof in a sentence?
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.
But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp contentions.
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.
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- بمعزلArabic
- отделно, настрани, резервиран, сдържанBulgarian
- rezervovanýCzech
- tilknappetDanish
- reserviert, menschenscheu, zurückhaltend, distanziertGerman
- σε απόστασηGreek
- malproksimeEsperanto
- alejado, reservado, apartado, a distancia, sin compasiónSpanish
- varautunut, etäinenFinnish
- dédaigneusement, dédaigneux, distant, résevéFrench
- fad àsScottish Gaelic
- अलगHindi
- հեռուArmenian
- jauhIndonesian
- con distacco, distaccatoItalian
- מנגדHebrew
- よそよそしいJapanese
- 쌀쌀한Korean
- proculLatin
- negatief, afstandelijk, terughoudend, gereserveerd, apartDutch
- reservertNorwegian
- z niesmakiemPolish
- alijado, distante, alheioPortuguese
- departeRomanian
- стороня́щийся, сторона, поодаль, отчуждённый, равнодушно, сде́ржанный, отстранённоRussian
- på avståndSwedish
- uzakTurkish
- אַלאָףYiddish
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