as in shy
not comfortable around people
a quiet, introverted child who likes to sit at home and read books
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Recent Examples of introverted
The boy is extremely introverted and possibly on the spectrum.
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Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Write down a daydream, like Emily Dickinson to Sue Gilbert
Many have speculated about the nature of the relationship between the intensely introverted poet Emily Dickinson and her friend Susan Gilbert, who became Dickinson's sister-in-law in 1856.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024
Watch on Deadline Unstable, co-created by Rob Lowe, John Owen Lowe and Victor Fresco, follows an introverted son (John Owen Lowe) who goes to work for his very successful, wildly eccentric father (Rob Lowe) in order to save him and his successful biotech company from disaster.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024
Even the most introverted among us stand to gain a lot from in-person interaction.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Write down a daydream, like Emily Dickinson to Sue Gilbert
Many have speculated about the nature of the relationship between the intensely introverted poet Emily Dickinson and her friend Susan Gilbert, who became Dickinson's sister-in-law in 1856.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024
Watch on Deadline Unstable, co-created by Rob Lowe, John Owen Lowe and Victor Fresco, follows an introverted son (John Owen Lowe) who goes to work for his very successful, wildly eccentric father (Rob Lowe) in order to save him and his successful biotech company from disaster.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024
Even the most introverted among us stand to gain a lot from in-person interaction.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Introverted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/introverted. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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