withdrawn

with·drawn

adjective \with-ˈdrȯn, with-\

Definition of WITHDRAWN

1

: removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated

2

: socially detached and unresponsive : exhibiting withdrawal : introverted <a shy and withdrawn child>

— with·drawn·ness \-ˈdrȯn-nəs\ noun

Examples of WITHDRAWN

1. He became more withdrawn after his brother's death.
2. She was withdrawn as a child but is now more outgoing.

First Known Use of WITHDRAWN

1615

Related to WITHDRAWN

Synonyms

backward, bashful, coy, demure, diffident, introverted, modest, recessive, retiring, self-effacing, sheepish, shy

Antonyms

extroverted (also extraverted), immodest, outgoing

Related Words

antisocial, lone, lone-wolf, unsociable, unsocial; awkward, embarrassed, self-conscious, unadventurous, unassertive, unenterprising; inhibited, reserved, uneasy, uptight

Near Antonyms

boon, clubbable (also clubable), companionable, convivial, gregarious, sociable, social; bold, dashing, forceful; brash, forward, overbold, uninhibited, unreserved

Rhymes with WITHDRAWN

add-on, Ambon, Argonne, begone, bygone, chaconne, clip-on, come-on, dead-on, doggone, hands-on, head-on, Heilbronn, hereon, impawn, indrawn, jeon, Kherson, odds-on, put-on, run-on, sign-on, slip-on, snap-on, thereon, turned-on, turn-on, turn on, upon, walk-on, whereon, wiredrawn

with·drawn

adjective \with-ˈdrȯn\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of WITHDRAWN

: socially detached and unresponsive : exhibiting withdrawal : introverted