Synonyms for gregarious
grɪˈgɛər i əsgre·gar·i·ous

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1. gregariousadjective

   Synonyms:
   outgoing, sociable

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. gregarious

   Synonyms:
   social, sociable, consociative

   Antonyms:
   unsocial, unsociable, solitary

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1. gregariousadjective

   (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species

   "gregarious bird species"

   Antonyms:
   caespitose, ungregarious, cespitose, nonsocial, solitary, nongregarious, unsocial, tufted

2. gregariousadjective

   instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others

   "he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude"

   Antonyms:
   unsocial, ungregarious, solitary, cespitose, nonsocial, tufted, nongregarious, caespitose

3. gregariousadjective

   (of plants) growing in groups that are close together

   Antonyms:
   caespitose, tufted, cespitose, nongregarious, ungregarious, unsocial, solitary, nonsocial

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1. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg:

   Man is a gregarious animal and much more so in his mind than in his body. A golden rule; judge men not by their opinions but by what their opinions have made of them.

2. Unknown:

   Man is a gregarious creature, more so in mind than in body. He may like to go alone for a walk but he hates to stand alone in his opinion.

3. Thomas Mann:

   A solitary, unused to speaking of what he sees and feels, has mental experiences which are at once more intense and less articulate than those of a gregarious man.

4. Gary Parker:

   Now, it’s amazing— he stands up and holds his head up straight, in Sambany’s case, I didn’t know what kind of person he is. It turns out he should probably run for office: He’s gregarious, and laughs and shakes people’s hands, and [is] a really nice guy. But you’d never know this because seeing him with this giant mass was kind of frightening, and he couldn’t do much more than just try to get through the day.

5. Walt Frazier:

   He was effervescent, gregarious, with an infectious personality not only endearing to his teammates but the Knicks Nation as well.