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Synonyms
with·drawn (wĭTH-drôń, wĭth-)

verb 

Past participle of withdraw

adjective 

  1. Not readily approached; remote.
    1. Not friendly or sociable; aloof.
    2. Emotionally unresponsive and detached; introverted.

derivatives

with·drawńness
with·draw (wĭTH-drố, wĭth-)

[Middle English withdrawen, with, away from; see with, + drawen, to pull; see draw.]

verb: -drew (-drōṓ), -drawn (-drôń), -draw·ing, -draws. 

transitive verb 

    1. To take back or away; remove.
    2. To remove (money) from an account.
    3. To turn away (one's gaze, for example).
    4. To draw aside: withdrew the curtain.
    1. To remove from consideration or participation: withdrew her application; withdrew his son from the race.
    2. To recall or retract: withdrew the accusation.

intransitive verb 

    1. To move or draw back; retire.
    2. To retreat from a battlefield.
    1. To remove oneself from active participation: withdrew from the competition.
    2. To become detached from social or emotional involvement.
  3. To recall or remove a motion from consideration in parliamentary procedure.
    1. To discontinue the use of an addictive substance.
    2. To adjust physiologically and mentally to this discontinuation.

derivatives

with·draẃa·ble
adjective
with·draẃer
noun