withdrawn

withdrawn
withdrawn [adj1] unsociable aloof, aseptic, casual, cool, detached, disinterested, distant, incurious, indifferent, introverted, nongregarious, offish, quiet, recluse, reclusive, remote, reserved, restrained, retired, retiring, retreated, shrinking, shy, silent, solitary, standoffish, taciturn, timorous, uncommunicative, uncompanionable, unconcerned, uncurious, undemonstrative, unforthcoming, uninterested; concept 401 —Ant. extroverted, friendly, outgoing, sociable withdrawn [adj2] hidden, remote cloistered, departed, isolated, out-of-the-way, private, recluse, removed, retreated, secluded, solitary, taken out; concept 583 —Ant. known, seen, visible

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  • withdrawn — index inarticulate, null (invalid), null and void, taciturn, unapproachable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • withdrawn — (withdraw) with drawn || wɪð drɔːn ,wɪθ v. pull back; remove from; take money from the bank; take back; retire; depart; remove; take out with drawn || wɪð drɔːn ,wɪθ adj. reserved, introverted; aloof, recluse; taken back, recalled… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • withdrawn — past participle of WITHDRAW(Cf. ↑withdraw). ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unusually shy or reserved …   English terms dictionary

  • withdrawn — [withdrôn′, withdrôn′] vt., vi. pp. of WITHDRAW adj. withdrawing within oneself; shy, reserved, introverted, etc …   English World dictionary

  • withdrawn — withdrawn1 [ wıð drɔn ] adjective very quiet and preferring not talk to other people: After his mother s death he became shy and withdrawn. withdrawn withdrawn 2 the past participle of withdraw …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • withdrawn — [[t]wɪðdrɔ͟ːn[/t]] 1) Withdrawn is the past participle of withdraw. 2) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ Someone who is withdrawn is very quiet, and does not want to talk to other people. Her husband had become withdrawn and moody. Syn: introverted …   English dictionary

  • withdrawn — (Scratched) A horse that is withdrawn (or scratched) from a race before the start. Horses can be withdrawn due to adverse track conditions or because of illness or injury …   Equestrian sports dictionary

  • Withdrawn — Withdraw With*draw (w[i^][th]*dr[add] ), v. t. [imp. {Withdrew} ( dr[udd] ); p. p. {Withdrawn} ( dr[add]n ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Withdrawing}.] [With against + draw.] 1. To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • withdrawn — adjective Date: 1615 1. removed from immediate contact or easy approach ; isolated 2. socially detached and unresponsive ; exhibiting withdrawal ; introverted < a shy and withdrawn child > • withdrawnness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • withdrawn — with|drawn [wıðˈdro:n, wıθ US ˈdro:n] adj very shy and quiet, and concerned only about your own thoughts ▪ After his wife s death he became more and more withdrawn …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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