withdrawn
adjective
with·drawn
wit͟h-ˈdrȯn 
with-
1
: removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated
2
: socially detached and unresponsive : exhibiting withdrawal : introverted
a shy and withdrawn child
Examples of withdrawn in a Sentence
He became more withdrawn after his brother's death.
She was withdrawn as a child but is now more outgoing.
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Hong’s withdrawn gaze is interrupted by sudden movements, like pans across space and crash zooms into ongoing conversations.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Solitary, eccentric, shrouded in a mystical melancholy, Joakim fights for his farm and leads a withdrawn life, with only his pets and a neighbor for company; a Slovak immigrant who also lives ostracized, as an outsider.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Steve Mariucci and the coaching staff didn’t seem to know what to make of Rice, who had become more temperamental and withdrawn.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
The expressions on these youthful figures are intent and heartfelt: obedient, frightened, absorbed, wary, withdrawn, cruel, proud, sly, or shy.
—Michael Bracewell, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Solitary, eccentric, shrouded in a mystical melancholy, Joakim fights for his farm and leads a withdrawn life, with only his pets and a neighbor for company; a Slovak immigrant who also lives ostracized, as an outsider.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Steve Mariucci and the coaching staff didn’t seem to know what to make of Rice, who had become more temperamental and withdrawn.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
The expressions on these youthful figures are intent and heartfelt: obedient, frightened, absorbed, wary, withdrawn, cruel, proud, sly, or shy.
—Michael Bracewell, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for withdrawn
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withdrawn
adjective
with·drawn
wit͟h-ˈdrȯn
with-
1
: removed from immediate or easy approach : isolated
withdrawn mountain communities
2
: not socially active or interested : introverted
a shy and withdrawn child
Medical Definition
withdrawn
adjective
with·drawn
wit͟h-ˈdrȯn
: socially detached and unresponsive : exhibiting withdrawal : introverted
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