Standard Lemma guide

withdrawn

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /wɪðˈdɹɔːn/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /wɪθˈdɹɔːn/
  • General-American: /wɪðˈdɹɔn/
  • General-American: /wɪθˈdɹɔn/
  • cot-caught-merger: /wɪðˈdɹɑn/
  • cot-caught-merger: /wɪθˈdɹɑn/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔːn
  • CMU ARPABET: W IH0 TH D R AO1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: W IH0 DH D R AO1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Removed from circulation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: library science

Examples

  • a withdrawn library book

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Introverted; not inclined to interact with other people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

Examples

  • a withdrawn child

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

past participle of withdraw

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

tending to reserve or introspection

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a quiet indrawn man

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: indrawn

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • lived an unsocial reclusive life

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: recluse, reclusive

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: затворен (zatvoren) — introvert
  • Bulgarian: необщителен (neobštitelen) — introvert
  • Finnish: sisäänpäinkääntynyt — introvert
  • Finnish: sulkeutunut — introvert
  • German: verschlossen — introvert
  • Italian: schivo — introvert
  • Italian: asociale — introvert
  • Korean: 찐따 (jjintta) — introvert
  • Polish: zamknięty w sobie — introvert
  • Polish: skryty — introvert
  • Polish: wycofany — introvert
  • Portuguese: retraído — introvert
  • Russian: бука (buka) — introvert
  • Russian: затворник (zatvornik) — introvert
  • Spanish: retraído — introvert
  • Spanish: huraño — introvert
  • Turkish: içine kapanık — introvert
Real reading context

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