Ungregarious (Adjective)
Meaning 1
(of plants) growing together in groups that are not close together.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The oak trees were ungregarious in their distribution across the rolling hills, spaced far apart from one another.
- Unlike some other succulent species, the cacti grew ungregariously in the desert, giving each plant ample space to absorb moisture and nutrients.
- Wildflowers grew ungregariously in the open meadow, each one separated by several feet of grasses and low-growing shrubs.
- This species of fern grows ungregariously on the forest floor, typically only growing one or two fronds at a time and spread far apart.
- Gardeners planted the rare orchids ungregariously, making sure to give each one enough space to receive the necessary amount of air circulation and sunlight.
Antonyms
Meaning 2
Not disposed to seek company; "a lonely ungregarious person".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She had become increasingly ungregarious over the years, preferring the quiet solitude of her home to social gatherings.
- As a child, the ungregarious boy would spend hours in his room, content with his books and imagination.
- The artist was a bit of an ungregarious person and rarely attended gallery openings or networking events.
- His ungregarious nature made it difficult for him to connect with colleagues and make friends at work.
- After moving to a new city, she struggled to overcome her ungregarious tendencies and meet new people.
Meaning 3
(of animals) not gregarious.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The sloth became more ungregarious as it matured and retreated into solitude, rarely interacting with other sloths.
- Solitary animals, such as tigers, tend to be ungregarious and have large territories that they mark to keep other tigers away.
- Leopards are generally ungregarious, mostly interacting with each other during mating season for a short time.
- Unlike many other species of birds, some species of owls are ungregarious, preferring to hunt at night alone and having large individual territories.
- Amur leopards are considered one of the rarest big cats and are also highly ungregarious, only coming together to mate in order to produce offspring.