Synonyms of withdrawn

withdrawn 1 of 2

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a therapist who is especially good with withdrawn, emotionally troubled children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withdrawn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• repealed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

Blatter also suggested that Infantino, like a lot of dictators, has started acting withdrawn. — Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026

His is a more enlightened era, but Hannes, lonely and withdrawn, doesn’t share his classmates’ interest in campus sit-ins and free love. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 May 2026

Verb

Over the past few months, a spate of Wisconsin towns and cities have withdrawn from Flock deals over privacy and trust concerns. — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026

Her mother was withdrawn at first, a little sheepish, tentative. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026