verb
adjective
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unusually reserved, introverted, or shy
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secluded or remote
Other Word Forms
- unwithdrawn adjective
- withdrawnness noun
Etymology
Origin of withdrawn
First recorded in 1610–20, for the adjective
Example Sentences
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She is one of several Holyrood candidates to have been withdrawn this week.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
There has been a lot of talk about the amount of Arsenal players who have withdrawn throughout this international window but each player will have their reason and will have been assessed.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
England manager Thomas Tuchel says he is not angry with the players who have withdrawn from the squad before Tuesday's friendly with Japan.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Plans for such a facility were withdrawn in 2024 after London Mayor Sadiq Khan refused to grant it planning permission.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
An arm of the glacier has withdrawn from this slope within the last fifty or hundred years, leaving the planet’s bones raw to the air; no flesh of earth, of grass.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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