Brooding and Withdrawn

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Brooding adjective - Deeply or seriously thoughtful.

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Withdrawn and brooding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Withdrawn" instead an adjective "Brooding".

Nearby Words: brood, broody, brooded, brooder

Withdrawn adjective - Not comfortable around people.

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Brooding and withdrawn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brooding" instead an adjective "Withdrawn".

Nearby Words: withdraw, withdrawing, withdrawable

Then, after the horrors of the Civil War, he becomes even more withdrawn and brooding.

Source: Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl
Hajime's a rather cynical, withdrawn and snarky guy brooding over the mystery of his forgotten talent, and Chiaki's a sweet, sleepy and mellow girl who he grows to trust in and confide the most.

Source: Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl
He is stoic, withdrawn, and brooding (half the time when we see him, he's just sitting in the dark alone), doesn't really listen to a damn thing anyone else tells him, and is driven by revenge and revolution.

Source: Byronic Hero

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