Synonym: apart, away, cool, distant, remote, reserved, standoffish, unsociable. Similar words: aloofness, go off, roof, proof, let go of, hit the roof, alone, aloud. Meaning: [ə'luːf] adj. remote in manner. adv. in an aloof manner.
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31 The doctor held himself somewhat aloof from the rest of the ship's crew.
32 He has an uncommunicative and eccentric disposition, and always stands aloof from anyone else.
33 Beneath that aloof exterior, Gayle is a warm, sympathetic person.
34 Remain aloof and don't touch the other person.
35 Barbara remains aloof behind the barrier of her menu.
36 She believed in holding herself aloof.
37 Barbara remained aloof behind the barrier of her menu.
38 She was polite but aloof.
39 She stood tall and aloof.
40 Some areas remain, however, aloof from recognizing modular course possibilities.
41 The Lorrimores had arrived, each wearing yesterday's expression: pleasant, aloof, supercilious, sulky.
42 He preferred to remain aloof, an invisible presence worshipped from afar.
43 Steve Spurrier is too volatile, too aloof, to be beloved by any non-Gator.
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44 They should neither remain aloof from what goes on in life, nor should they spend all their time solving industrial problems.
45 They remained aloof from the front row out of disdain and from the back row out of a sense of responsibility.
46 It became an aloof, lonely personal fight to make the grade.
47 The organization is controlled by aloof intellectuals who do not take an interest in the ordinary members.
48 Does this show that the father would not be neutral if he remained aloof from the quarrel?
49 Through it all Giap remained an intellectual, often aloof from his barely literate followers.
50 Clark, a former political scientist widely regarded as cool and aloof, seemed transformed by power.
51 Or a monstrous mysterious sphinx, aloof from all that lives.
52 Adult greylag geese were more aloof and watched anxiously as their goslings joined in the competition for food.
53 A lot of people found my father rather formal and aloof, particularly when they first met him.
54 He is here described as a person who holds himself somewhat aloof from others.
55 He was viewed by critics as being secretive, arrogant and aloof, but supporters described him as progressive and effective.
56 Initially it seemed unlikely that this stern, aloof, and unpopular general would be the person to inaugurate a democratic tradition.
57 Though around Jessica he remained at least somewhat aloof, Kip could be brutal, especially when cornered.
58 There was the Putin who remained aloof and the Putin who talked publicly about the tears he had shed.
59 Some researchers feel it is important to let others generate enthusiasm for their ideas so that they remain aloof and objective.
60 The birds are still around, but remain largely aloof in the bushes.