Synonyms of withdrawn

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adjective

wit͟h-ˈdrȯn 

as in shy

not comfortable around people

a therapist who is especially good with withdrawn, emotionally troubled children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shy
• lone
• retiring
• introverted
• bashful
• diffident
• reserved
• coy
• modest
• sheepish
• backward
• recessive
• embarrassed
• demure
• self-effacing
• awkward
• antisocial
• inhibited
• unsociable
• unsocial
• uneasy
• unassertive
• lone-wolf
• uptight
• unadventurous
• self-conscious
• unenterprising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• outgoing
• extroverted
• social
• immodest
• sociable
• gregarious
• companionable
• boon
• forceful
• convivial
• bold
• uninhibited
• unreserved
• dashing
• forward
• brash
• clubbable
• overbold

withdrawn

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verb

past participle of withdraw

1

as in retreated

to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)

the army was forced to withdraw from the line of battle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retreated
• retired
• fled
• receded
• evacuated
• left
• pulled out
• dropped back
• lost ground
• given way
• fallen back
• backed away
• flown
• departed
• abandoned
• given ground
• flinched
• recoiled
• detached
• shrunk
• vacated
• disengaged
• quit
• climbed down
• pulled away
• disentangled
• backed down
• gone
• backtracked
• backpedaled
• bowed out
• chickened (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advanced
• confronted
• faced
• dared
• bearded
• defied
• braved
• breasted
• brazened
• outbraved

2

as in renounced

to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)

withdrew the offer of surrender upon hearing the terms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• renounced
• repealed
• denied
• retracted
• abandoned
• recanted
• taken back
• recalled
• repudiated
• reneged
• abjured
• forsworn
• relinquished
• contradicted
• abnegated
• disowned
• revoked
• spurned
• disavowed
• forsaken
• unsaid
• surrendered
• refuted
• disclaimed
• negated
• gainsaid
• rebutted
• disputed
• disagreed (with)
• disproved
• controverted
• disallowed
• bolted
• backed off
• backtracked
• given up
• negatived
• backed down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stated
• admitted
• maintained
• declared
• claimed
• acknowledged
• affirmed
• adhered (to)
• asserted
• contended
• confirmed
• proclaimed
• supported
• adopted
• accepted
• endorsed
• backed
• defended
• professed
• upheld
• vowed
• vouched
• embraced
• avowed
• espoused

3

as in removed

to take away from a place or position

withdrew her hand from the table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removed
• pulled
• drawn
• taken out
• cleared
• extracted
• dislodged
• moved
• shifted
• abstracted
• transferred
• drawn out
• drawn off
• demounted
• disturbed
• cut
• displaced
• transposed
• dislocated
• budged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• placed
• put
• positioned
• mounted
• secured
• fixed
• set
• clamped
• anchored
• embedded
• lodged
• rooted
• implanted
• entrenched
• situated
• set up
• stuck
• moored
• hitched
• sited
• ingrained

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of withdrawn

Adjective

The story follows Trey, a withdrawn ex-con surviving as a night driver on the city’s margins, who forms a tentative and increasingly intimate bond with Camden (Dafne Keen), a sharp and restless young woman working as a call girl. —Alex Ritman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026

Joao Pedro of Chelsea is similarly versatile, able to lead the line and create from a withdrawn role, but has not made an unignorable case for himself since impressing at the Club World Cup. —Jack Lang, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026

Verb

DiGenova later apologized and a lawsuit filed against him by Krebs was withdrawn. —Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026

Laws govern how much, and for what purposes, money can be withdrawn from the fund, supporting public spending and preserving wealth for future generations. —Tibor Besedeš, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026