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Detailed Synonyms for aloof in English

aloof:

aloof adj

  1. aloof
  2. aloof
    cold
    – extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion 1
    • cold adj
      • a cold unfriendly nod1
      • a cold and unaffectionate person1
      • a cold impersonal manner1
      • cold logic1
      • the concert left me cold1
  3. aloof
    aloof

aloof adj

  1. aloof
    – remote in manner 1
    distant; aloof; upstage
    – remote in manner 1
    • distant adj
      • a distant smile1
    • aloof adj
      • stood apart with aloof dignity1
    • upstage adj
      • he was upstage with strangers1

aloof adv

  1. aloof
    – in an aloof manner 1
    aloof
    – in an aloof manner 1
    • aloof adv
      • the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough1

Related Words for "aloof":

  • aloofness, aloofly

Alternate Synonyms for "aloof":


Related Definitions for "aloof":

  1. remote in manner1
    • stood apart with aloof dignity1
  2. in an aloof manner1
    • the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough1