introverted

1. 1
   adjective

   Quiet and happy to spend time alone, thinking about your own feelings.

   Like a turtle that likes to stay inside its shell, where it feels safe and calm.

   My brother is introverted and would rather read at home than go to a big party.

   She grew more introverted as the years passed.

   Similarreserved, introspective, quiet, retiring, reticent

   Oppositeextroverted, outgoing, gregarious, sociable

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2. 2
   adjective

   Turned or pushed in toward the inside, not facing or pointing out.

   The new mall is introverted: its walls on the street are blank, and all the shops face inside.

   The sea worm keeps its feeding tube introverted, pulled back inside its body, until it finds food.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Thinking deeply about your own feelings, your soul, or spiritual things.

   During the week of silent prayer, his thoughts became introverted, and he asked himself what he truly believed.

   Her introverted mood led her to write about her deepest beliefs.

   Similarcontemplative, introspective, inward, reflective, meditative

   Oppositeworldly, outward

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4. 4
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of introvert. Use it for the past, or after has, have or had.

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