Vocabulary
Aloof
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.
Urdu meaning
زرعی زمینداری
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Here, the real wild card is the UAE, which, with its destabilising tentacles spread as far afield as Libya and Sudan, will likely remain aloof, trusting in its close relations with Israelto keep the peace.m The wnter is a joumalist.
- The armed forces could not stay aloof.
- The world condemned the terror outrage in Pahalgam but kept studiously aloof during the 12-day war.
- Trump remained aloof from the fray, advising Trudeau and MBS `to sort it out themselves`.
- India has been both close and aloof with major countries without compromising its principles or seldom losing diplomatic graces.
Synonyms
distant, detached, unresponsive, remote, unapproachable, forbidding, stand-offish
Antonyms
familiar, friendly
Curator example
“they were courteous but faintly aloof”
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