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Reclusive

  1. adjective

    withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

    lived an unsocial reclusive life

    Similar: recluse, withdrawn

  2. adjective

    providing privacy or seclusion

    the cloistered academic world of books

    Similar: cloistered, secluded, sequestered

Word family

reclusiveness

Words that mean the same

Quiet and Reserved

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Word parts

-ive