withdrawn

Keeping to oneself

Withdrawn describes someone who has pulled back from social contact—quiet, reserved, uncommunicative: She became increasingly withdrawn after the divorce.

The word suggests emotional retreat rather than mere shyness.

As the past participle of withdraw, it also describes things that have been removed or taken back: withdrawn funds, a withdrawn application.

shy

timid

Lacking courage or confidence

retiring · meek · mousy · shrinking · wallflower · nervous · hesitant · inhibited · insecure · apprehensive

introverted

introspective

Examining one's own mind

inward-looking · self-contained · reflective · pensive · hermitic · meditative · brooding · thoughtful · inner-directed · bookish

reserved

reticent

Disinclined to speak freely

guarded · private · secretive · unforthcoming · tight-lipped · discreet · undemonstrative · restrained · subdued · unobtrusive

aloof

distant

Far away or aloof

standoffish · unapproachable · unfriendly · antisocial · cool · frosty · offish · removed · uninvolved · disengaged

depressed

despondent

Deeply discouraged, hopeless

listless · apathetic · flat · numb · unresponsive · passive · disengaged · hollow · empty · spiritless

retracted

revoked

Officially canceled or withdrawn

repealed · voided · reversed · recalled · recanted · disavowed · renounced · abandoned · nullified · overturned

Categories
Opposites
social engagement

withdrawnoutgoing

Sociable and unreserved

sociable · gregarious · extroverted · extraverted · social

expressiveness and openness

withdrawnforthcoming

Soon to appear

open · expressive · unreserved · uninhibited · communicative

active participation

withdrawninvolved

Participating or complicated

engaged · active · participatory · present · immersed

Phrases
Family

withdraw, withdrawal, withdrawing, withdraws, withdrawable

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G