sociableadjective
uk/ˈsəʊ.ʃə.bəl/us/ˈsoʊ.ʃə.bəl/approvingB1 also social Sociable people like to meet and spend time with other people:
Rob's very sociable - he likes parties.
I had a headache and I wasn't feeling very sociable.
Opposite
unsociable
More examples
- He made no attempt to be sociable.
- She's a very sociable child.
- I'm going to make an effort to be a bit more sociable.
- I shall be a bit more sociable when my exams are over.
- The sociable behaviour of lions is considered atypical of the cat family.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Friendly
- affable
- amiable
- amicable
- amity
- approachable
- closeness
- comrade
- familiarity
- family-friendly
- first name
- forthcoming
- fraternal
- Freemasonry
- likeable
- matey
- neighbourly
- nice
- nicely
- thaw
- tête-à-tête
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