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WITHDRAWN

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• WITHDRAWN (adjective)
The adjective WITHDRAWN has 2 senses:

1. withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
2. tending to reserve or introspection

Familiarity information: WITHDRAWN used as an adjective is rare.

• WITHDRAWN (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

Synonyms:

recluse; reclusive; withdrawn

Context example:

lived an unsocial reclusive life

Similar:

unsocial (not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Tending to reserve or introspection

Synonyms:

indrawn; withdrawn

Context example:

a quiet indrawn man

Similar:

reserved (marked by self-restraint and reticence)

"All frills and no knickers."
(English proverb)
"To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature."
(Native American proverb, Oglala Sioux)
"Give a man some cloth and he'll ask for some lining."
(Arabic proverb)
"He who eats holy bread has to deserve it."
(Corsican proverb)

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