Antonyms of adj gregarious

3 senses of gregarious

Sense 1
gregarious (vs. ungregarious) -- ((of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species; "gregarious bird species")

ungregarious (vs. gregarious) -- ((of animals) not gregarious)
        => nongregarious, nonsocial, solitary -- (of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies; "solitary bees")

Sense 2
gregarious -- (instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others; "he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude")

INDIRECT (VIA social) -> unsocial -- (not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions; "the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors")

Sense 3
gregarious (vs. ungregarious) -- ((of plants) growing in groups that are close together)

ungregarious (vs. gregarious) -- ((of plants) growing together in groups that are not close together)
        => caespitose, cespitose, tufted -- ((of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts)

Similarity of adj gregarious

3 senses of gregarious

Sense 1
gregarious (vs. ungregarious) -- ((of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species; "gregarious bird species")
       => social -- (tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind; "ants are social insects")
          Also See-> social#2

Sense 2
gregarious -- (instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others; "he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude")
       => social (vs. unsocial) -- (living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; "a human being is a social animal"; "mature social behavior")

Sense 3
gregarious (vs. ungregarious) -- ((of plants) growing in groups that are close together)
       => clustered -- (growing close together but not in dense mats)

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