Synonyms of reclusion

reclusion

noun

as in introversion

Related Words

• introversion
• timidity
• diffidence
• bashfulness
• coyness
• shyness
• timidness
• modesty
• retiringness
• unsociability
• unsociableness

Dissimilar Words

• sociability
• conviviality
• gregariousness
• friendliness
• cordiality
• companionship
• neighborliness
• amiability
• fellowship
• camaraderie
• folksiness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reclusion

Discretion had devolved into reclusion, privacy into withdrawal. — Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

Over the next decade, D’Angelo would retreat into reclusion and heavy drinking and drug use. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 14 Oct. 2025

His reclusion became the basis for podcasts, tabloid reports, social media chatter. — Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024

These needn’t detain us — except to the extent that Wang’s decision to turn back may have signaled respect for his friend’s reclusion. — Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2022

Home reclusion has definitely made notable shifts in consumers' dressing habits. — Yanie Durocher, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021

Caine’s miserable and sharp-witted author just wants to live out his days in peace with a bottle of scotch, a cigar and his orange tabby cat, but Plaza’s hopeful editor pulls him out of his reclusion. — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2019

With the war long over, Homer carried it with him still, to deeper and deeper reclusion. — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2019