Synonyms of withdrawn

withdrawn 1 of 2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a therapist who is especially good with withdrawn, emotionally troubled children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
• extraverted
• social
• immodest
• sociable
• gregarious
• companionable
• boon
• convivial
• forceful
• bold
• uninhibited
• unreserved
• dashing
• clubable
• forward
• brash
• clubbable
• overbold

withdrawn

2 of 2

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
• flown
• backed away
• departed
• abandoned
• given ground
• flinched
• recoiled
• detached
• shrunk
• shrunken
• quitted
• vacated
• disengaged
• quit
• climbed down
• pulled away
• disentangled
• backed down
• gone
• backtracked
• bowed out
• backpedaled
• chickened (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in retracted

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

• retracted
• denied
• renounced
• repealed
• recalled
• abandoned
• relinquished
• recanted
• taken back
• repudiated
• reneged
• abjured
• forsworn
• contradicted
• foresworn
• revoked
• surrendered
• abnegated
• disowned
• spurned
• disavowed
• refuted
• forsaken
• unsaid
• disclaimed
• negated
• disputed
• gainsaid
• rebutted
• 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
• indorsed
• 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
• moored
• rooted
• implanted
• hitched
• entrenched
• imbedded
• situated
• set up
• stuck
• intrenched
• engrained
• ingrained
• sited

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of withdrawn

Adjective

Notice if the child becomes withdrawn, anxious, or shows signs of distress connected to a friendship. —Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 10 July 2025

Everyone reacts differently to a cancer diagnosis: some men may want to talk openly, others may become quiet or withdrawn. —Alex Apatoff, People.com, 8 July 2025

Verb

But that could change after a Supreme Court ruling this week, which declared that a district court could not force the federal government to resume paying $783 million in National Institutes of Health grants that were withdrawn for their connections to diversity programs. —Samantha Riedel, Them., 22 Aug. 2025

Agriculture uses year around the world, about 80% of the water that's withdrawn from rivers, and reservoirs, and from groundwater. —Dana Taylor, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025