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
While over half of the population identifies as introverts, most job interview techniques favor extroverts.
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
In human terms, think of an introvert at a really bustling party.
—Conner Philson, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
Throw in some karaoke and introverts like me are in Dante’s sixth circle of Hell.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
But he’s also lost the most radiant human being he’s ever come across, the extrovert to his introvert, the perfect soul mate.
—Sean T. Collins, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
In human terms, think of an introvert at a really bustling party.
—Conner Philson, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
Throw in some karaoke and introverts like me are in Dante’s sixth circle of Hell.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
But he’s also lost the most radiant human being he’s ever come across, the extrovert to his introvert, the perfect soul mate.
—Sean T. Collins, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for introvert
Noun
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Wolodarsky’s voice has such a wallflower quality to it, apt for Kylie, whose asides are barely acknowledged half the time.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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But, for now, the totality of the economic data isn’t expected to draw out Federal Reserve policymakers from their monthslong stint as wallflowers, economists say.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Colossal created the mice by modifying seven genes simultaneously and from information gathered from analysis of woolly, Columbian and steppe mammoth genomes that were up to 1.2 million years old.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The study in mice, published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, showed that an experimental mRNA vaccine boosted the tumor-fighting effects of a common cancer drug called immune checkpoint inhibitors.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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“Introvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/introvert. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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