as in wallflower
a shy or reserved person
although interested in the public welfare, he was too much of an introvert to consider personally running for political office
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Recent Examples of introvert
And then: Harvard’s $53.2-billion backup plan Was the Civil War inevitable?
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Antonia Hitchens
Hitchens has been writing about politics for The New Yorker since 2018.
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
The hallmarks of extraversion include being sociable and assertive, as well as expressing more positive emotions and seeking more stimulation than the opposite personality – the more reserved and risk-averse introverts.
—Virginia Thomas, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
Considering those skills, combined with other traits associated with the personality type, like being introspective and enjoying time alone, there are some jobs that might suit introverts better than others.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
In general, extroverts have a stronger sense of meaning in life, but storytelling may help introverts compensate for that difference.
—Ron Shachar, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2025
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
The hallmarks of extraversion include being sociable and assertive, as well as expressing more positive emotions and seeking more stimulation than the opposite personality – the more reserved and risk-averse introverts.
—Virginia Thomas, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
Considering those skills, combined with other traits associated with the personality type, like being introspective and enjoying time alone, there are some jobs that might suit introverts better than others.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
In general, extroverts have a stronger sense of meaning in life, but storytelling may help introverts compensate for that difference.
—Ron Shachar, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for introvert
Noun
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Taking in the festivities firsthand felt like being a wallflower amid a room of my most interesting peers.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Cream Voltage range was already anything but a wallflower, but even the brightest, sparkliest axe pales in comparison to the fluid, shifting body of the Voltage DaVinci, which was launched at The NAMM Show this week.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Jan. 2025
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These antibodies were then tested one by one in mice poisoned by venom from each of the 19 species, allowing scientists to understand systematically the minimum number of components that would neutralize all the venoms.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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At the Moscow Zoo, staff taught people how to breed mice and rabbits for medical applications, such as vaccine testing.—
John M. Kinder,
The Conversation,
1 May 2025
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“Introvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/introvert. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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