🔄 Synonyms of "Pensive"
11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| wistful | Full of longing or yearning. |
| musingnoun | thought, meditation, contemplation |
| sadverb | Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful. |
| thoughtful | Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others. |
| contemplativenoun | Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative. |
| ruminative | Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful. |
| broodingnoun | Deeply or seriously thoughtful. |
| reflective | Pondering, especially thinking back on the past. |
| ponderingnoun | An act of rumination or cogitation. |
| meditative | Of or pertaining to meditation. |
| broodynoun | Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pensive"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| musing | Absorbed in thought; contemplative |
| ponderingnoun | An act of rumination or cogitation. |
| ruminative | Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful. |
| meditative | Of or pertaining to meditation. |
| contemplative | Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative. |
| thoughtful | Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others. |
| wistful | Full of longing or yearning. |
| sad | Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful. |
| reflective | Pondering, especially thinking back on the past. |
| broodingnoun | Deeply or seriously thoughtful. |
| broody | Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs. |
| phlegmatic | Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish. |
| melancholic | Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature. |
| melancholynoun | Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature. |
| pondersome | Marked by pondering or musing; thought-provoking; pensive; puzzling |
| thoughtsome | Characterised by thought or thinking; thoughtful; pensive; meditative |
| melancholicknoun | Obsolete form of melancholic. [A person who is habitually melancholy.] |
| pensynoun | (dated) pensive |
| reflectingverb | That reflects. |
| ponderous | Heavy, massive, weighty. |
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