Synonyms of the word aloof


ALOOFDISTANT - RESERVED - UPSTAGE

aloof

  • adv. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
  • adv. Without sympathy; unfavorably.
  • adj. Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.
  • prep. (obsolete) away from; clear of.

distant

  • adj. Far off (physically, logically or mentally).
  • adj. Emotionally unresponsive or unwilling to express genuine feelings.

reserved

  • v. simple past tense and past participle of reserve.
  • adj. (comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.
  • adj. (not comparable) Set aside for the use of a particular person or party.

upstage

  • n. The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.
  • adv. toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage.
  • adv. away from a motion-picture or television camera.
  • adj. At the rear of a stage.
  • v. (transitive) To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage.
  • v. (transitive) To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage.
  • v. (transitive) To treat snobbishly.
  • v. (medicine, transitive) To restage (cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment (compare…

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