Definition of withdrawn
adjective:
- withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life". Synonyms: recluse, reclusive.
- tending to reserve or introspection; "a quiet indrawn man". Synonyms: indrawn.
verb:
- pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew", "The limo pulled away from the curb". Synonyms: draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw. Antonyms: advance.
- withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess". Synonyms: retire, withdraw.
- release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence", "disengage the gears". Synonyms: disengage, withdraw. Antonyms: engage.
- cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires", "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt". Synonyms: call back, call in, recall, withdraw.
- take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words". Synonyms: swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw.
- keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book". Synonyms: seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw.
- break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch", "The men retired to the library". Synonyms: adjourn, retire, withdraw.
- retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship". Synonyms: bow out, withdraw.
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account", "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank". Synonyms: draw, draw off, take out, withdraw. Antonyms: deposit.
- lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died". Synonyms: retire, withdraw.
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him", "He backed out of his earlier promise", "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns". Synonyms: back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw.
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat", "remove a wrapper", "Remove the dirty dishes from the table", "take the gun from your pocket", "This machine withdraws heat from the environment". Synonyms: remove, take, take away, withdraw.
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Words nearby
withdraw.
Rhymes with
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