as in withdrawn
not comfortable around people
a recessive genius who was most comfortable working alone in his chemistry lab
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Recent Examples of recessive
Gabriela was a strong candidate for chin and jaw augmentations to correct a substantially recessive profile.
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Tayma has severe recessive dystrophic EB, one of the most severe forms of Epidermolysis Bullosa, a genetic disorder that causes Tayma's skin to blister and scar.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 12 June 2025
How is Batten disease inherited? Batten disease is inherited through an autosomal recessive trait.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 25 May 2025
Kristen Stewart is, of course, far from ordinary — but movies need movie stars, and her recessive charisma works for Bella.
—Bruce Handy, Vulture, 20 May 2025
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Tayma has severe recessive dystrophic EB, one of the most severe forms of Epidermolysis Bullosa, a genetic disorder that causes Tayma's skin to blister and scar.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 12 June 2025
How is Batten disease inherited? Batten disease is inherited through an autosomal recessive trait.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 25 May 2025
Kristen Stewart is, of course, far from ordinary — but movies need movie stars, and her recessive charisma works for Bella.
—Bruce Handy, Vulture, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recessive
Adjective
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Set in Taiwan in 1988, Girl revolves around Hsiao-lee, a quiet and withdrawn girl, growing up in silent gloom.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, further discussions were heated, with no resolve, just more withdrawn behavior while the communications continued.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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That’s just shy of the $15 million to $25 million that box office analysts had predicted.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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Once approached by the director, the women were hardly camera-shy.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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The team’s lone major free-agent signing in the 2020s has backfired in spectacular fashion.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The drama follows Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) as a detective called in to investigate the 1987 massacre of four scientists brutally murdered in inexplicable ways, with a lone survivor the obvious suspect.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Some could argue that the most introverted are often the most clever.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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That debate has spilled over to humans, with research showing that dog owners are more often considered more social and community-oriented, while cat owners are believed to be more introverted and open-minded.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Recessive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recessive. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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