antisocial
/ˌæntiˈsoʊʃəl/adjective, noun
antisocial is spelled A-N-T-I-S-O-C-I-A-L: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, antisocial means “Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in antisocial?
| Letters | 10: A-N-T-I-S-O-C-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is antisocial?
Antisocial appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce antisocial?
- UK /ˌæntiˈsəʊʃəl/
- US /ˌæntiˈsoʊʃəl/
- US /ˌæntaɪˈsoʊʃəl/
Antisocial has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-antisocial.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Jjamesryan-antisocial.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with antisocial
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: anti-social (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with antisocial?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as antisocial from its last stressed vowel (/oʊʃəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of antisocial
- more antisocial comparative
- most antisocial superlative
- anti-social
- antisocials plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does antisocial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people.
antisocial person
- 2
Antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing.
- 3
Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society.
antisocial ideals
noun
- 1
An antisocial individual.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Antisocial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | antisocial |
| German | asozial , unsozial , gesellschaftsfeindlich |
| Portuguese | antissocial |
| Spanish | antisocial |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.