Words Like PENSIVE

We have put together a list of words that are similar to PENSIVE.

2 Alternative Words Similar to pensive

1 Wistful Adjective      Synonym Words Like Wistful
2 Sad Adjective      Similar Words Like Sad

1 examples of pensive

1 pensive numbers

10 definitions of pensive

1 Thoughtful, sober, or sad; employed in serious reflection; given to, or favorable to, earnest or melancholy musing.
2 Expressing or suggesting thoughtfulness with sadness.
3 deeply or seriously thoughtful
4 showing pensive sadness
5 Deeply, often wistfully or dreamily thoughtful.
6 Suggestive or expressive of melancholy thoughtfulness.
7 Engaged in serious thought or reflection; given to earnest musing: often implying some degree of anxiety, depression, or gloom; thoughtful and somewhat melancholy.
8 Expressing thoughtfulness with sadness; betokening or conducive to thoughtful or earnest musing.
9 Synonyms Meditative, reflective, sober.
10 Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.
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