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reclusive

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore R words

avoiding the company of other people; solitary

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Reclusive in a sentence

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The famous author became reclusive, refusing all interviews for thirty years.

Synonyms
solitarywithdrawnhermiticisolated
Antonyms
gregarioussociableoutgoing
Common questions

Questions about “reclusive

Reclusive (adjective) means avoiding the company of other people; solitary
Here is reclusive used in an example sentence: "The famous author became reclusive, refusing all interviews for thirty years."
Common synonyms for reclusive include solitary, withdrawn, hermitic, isolated.
Antonyms of reclusive include gregarious, sociable, outgoing.
Reclusive is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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