as in withdrawn
not comfortable around people
a recessive genius who was most comfortable working alone in his chemistry lab
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Recent Examples of recessive
Thus was provided the opportunity to luxuriate in the half of Beck’s brain that, on any standard tour, is always going to be relegated to the realm of recessive genealogy.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 8 July 2024
But is anyone else discussing the prevalence of recessive traits in a prestige TV series?
—Holly J. Morris, NPR, 14 June 2024
But McCarthy's meeting with Sheedy, who played the recessive Allison in The Breakfast Club, is the best of all.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 June 2024
This tradition of diversity remains encoded in China’s political DNA, like a recessive gene ready to express itself at any time.
—Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
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Chris Willman, Variety, 8 July 2024
But is anyone else discussing the prevalence of recessive traits in a prestige TV series?
—Holly J. Morris, NPR, 14 June 2024
But McCarthy's meeting with Sheedy, who played the recessive Allison in The Breakfast Club, is the best of all.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 June 2024
This tradition of diversity remains encoded in China’s political DNA, like a recessive gene ready to express itself at any time.
—Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recessive
Adjective
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Pettersson is more withdrawn, more cerebral, more sensitive and certainly not prone to confrontation by nature.—
Chris Johnston,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Introverts may become talkative, or extroverts quiet and withdrawn.—
Dr. Talia Varley,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The club has an owner in David Tepper who isn’t shy to take big swings.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2025
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The team’s 502 points marked just the second time in franchise history that Tampa Bay totaled over 500 points and was just nine points shy of matching the franchise-best mark of 511 points in 2021.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the Jets haven’t played in a Super Bowl since their lone win in January 1969.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Trump visits North Carolina, California disaster zones; talks about dismantling FEMA 03:14 Noem, who held her state's lone U.S. House seat for eight years before becoming governor in 2019, has risen in the GOP by tacking closely with Trump.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Without the Argentinian’s presence, the team becomes discernibly more introverted.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
29 Dec. 2024
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Donatello is introverted and analytically-minded, whereas Raphael is impulsive and hard-headed, often to the detriment of the team.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Recessive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recessive. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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