withdrawn

adjective

with·drawn wit͟h-ˈdrȯn

with-

Synonyms of withdrawn next

: removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated

: socially detached and unresponsive : exhibiting withdrawal : introverted

a shy and withdrawn child

withdrawnness

wit͟h-ˈdrȯn-nəs

with-

noun

Example Sentences

He became more withdrawn after his brother's death. She was withdrawn as a child but is now more outgoing.

Recent Examples on the Web Grossheim himself was growing more withdrawn. —

D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2021 Advertisement In many instances, young players who join an older team can become withdrawn. —

Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2023 Estévez arrived ready to make Ferreira the team’s starting forward and has been rewarded with a season in which a player deployed in a more withdrawn second-striker role last season ended this campaign with 18 goals, tying the single-season FCD record. —

Dallas News, 14 Oct. 2022 His father was silent and withdrawn. —

New York Times, 6 Jan. 2022 Today, his resting face is grim; his demeanor, anxious and withdrawn. —

Caroline Chen, ProPublica, 27 Feb. 2023 He’s become more withdrawn and is terrified of dogs — so much so that his family had to get rid of their pet. —

Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 June 2021 Other parents described their children becoming angrier, more withdrawn; the students dreaded going to school at Garrison. —

Jennifer Smith Richards And Jodi S. Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2022 Her other two children were teenagers — quieter, more withdrawn, already leading their own lives. —

Sam Dolnick, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022 See More

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