withdrawn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a shy and withdrawn child
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Examples of withdrawn in a Sentence
He became more withdrawn after his brother's death.
She was withdrawn as a child but is now more outgoing.
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In the years since that dream and since moving to California, her daughter had become distant and withdrawn, retreating almost entirely into her spiritual-healer persona.
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
The Cirque du Soleil style is more withdrawn, more artistic.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2024
Although Trump has yet to articulate a clear policy, there are indications that his administration may be more withdrawn and transactional than its predecessors.
—Mitchel Hochberg, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2017
Maggie Gyllenhaal plays a withdrawn young woman who’s just done a stint in a mental hospital.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 May 2024
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
The Cirque du Soleil style is more withdrawn, more artistic.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2024
Although Trump has yet to articulate a clear policy, there are indications that his administration may be more withdrawn and transactional than its predecessors.
—Mitchel Hochberg, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2017
Maggie Gyllenhaal plays a withdrawn young woman who’s just done a stint in a mental hospital.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 May 2024
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withdrawn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withdrawn mountain communities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a shy and withdrawn child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withdrawn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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