withdrawnadjective
uk/wɪðˈdrɔːn/us/wɪðˈdrɑːn/C2 shy and quiet and preferring to be alone rather than with other people:
Following her son's death, she became quiet and withdrawn and rarely went out.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Shy and modest
- aw shucks
- backward
- bashful
- be backward in coming forward idiom
- coy
- efface
- inadequacy
- inadequate
- inhibited
- inhibition
- introvert
- modest
- self-effacing
- selfless
- shrinking violet
- shy
- shyly
- shyness
- withdraw
- withdrawal
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