Synonyms of nostalgic

nostalgic

adjective

as in wistful

showing or evoking a longing for an often idealized past

Her grandfather was nostalgic about the 'good old days'.

a nostalgic film about the 1960s

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wistful
• dreamy
• sentimental
• moony
• misty-eyed
• melodramatic
• sloppy
• moonstruck
• soapy
• starry-eyed
• mawkish
• sudsy
• schmaltzy
• saccharine
• gooey
• maudlin
• cloying
• corny
• sugary
• sappy
• drippy
• mushy
• soppy
• chocolate-box
• soap-operatic
• cutesy
• sugarcoated
• slushy
• wet
• sticky
• lovey-dovey
• soupy
• spoony
• spooney
• fruity
• twee
• novelettish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cynical
• hardheaded
• unsentimental
• hard-edged
• antisentimental
• hard-boiled

Examples of nostalgic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The fadeout of the once-popular retailer has brought up nostalgic feelings from shoppers that remember the glory days. —Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2024

Why bring back an entity that, while nostalgic, had largely felt excluding and has so much baggage? —Ana Colon, refinery29.com, 17 Oct. 2024

The brand has over 20 studios in the US, and brings the fun back into ear piercings— tugging at the nostalgic heartstrings of those of us millennials who remember getting our first ear piercings at Claire’s. —Malia Griggs, Glamour, 14 Oct. 2024

This left swimmers and people nostalgic for the old amusement park miffed, and protests ensued. —Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2024