retreated

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retired adj.
withdrawn adj.
withdrawn adj.

ADJECTIVE

retired

Synonyms

STRONG

detached isolated removed secluded separated sequestered withdrawn

WEAK

apart distant

Antonyms

STRONG

attached connected mingling public sociable united

WEAK

active employed working

ADJECTIVE

withdrawn

Synonyms

STRONG

cool detached introverted quiet reserved restrained retired retiring shrinking shy

WEAK

aloof aseptic casual disinterested distant incurious indifferent nongregarious offish recluse reclusive remote silent solitary standoffish taciturn timorous uncommunicative uncompanionable unconcerned uncurious undemonstrative unforthcoming uninterested

Antonyms

STRONG

agitated bold confident extroverted friendly outgoing unreserved

WEAK

known seen sociable visible

ADJECTIVE

withdrawn

Synonyms

STRONG

cloistered departed isolated removed secluded

WEAK

out-of-the-way private recluse solitary taken out

Antonyms

STRONG

mingling open public

WEAK

extroverted friendly known outgoing seen sociable visible

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retreated

Offering a boost: Oil prices and bond yields retreated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

London edged higher but Paris and Frankfurt retreated.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

The problem wasn’t so much what went wrong in the 2023-2025 period when comparable sales retreated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

As they retreated from music into grief, their Uncle Bob stepped in to help them finish what his brother Cecil had started — the Womack Sisters’ first album.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

I had already gained the door; but, reader, I walked back—walked back as determinedly as I had retreated.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

retreated

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