withdrawn

withdrawn
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Removed]
Syn. retired, secluded, isolated, departed, cloistered, recluse, drawn back, gone into retirement, taken out, absent, retreated.
Ant. active*, involved, progressing.
2. [Introverted]
Syn. shy, reserved, retiring, aloof, reclusive.
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
introverted, reserved, shy, bashful, reticent, introspective, retiring, aloof, unfriendly, distant, remote, reclusive, solitary.
ANT.: extroverted, outgoing, friendly, sociable
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Not friendly, sociable, or warm in manner: aloof, chill, chilly, cool, distant, offish, remote, reserved, reticent, solitary, standoffish, unapproachable, uncommunicative, undemonstrative. See ATTITUDE, HOT.

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