Related Words for pensive

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wistful
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Adjective, Adjective
sad
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Adjective, Adjective
thoughtful
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Adjective, Adjective
contemplative
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Adjective, Adjective
musing
/x
Adjective, Adjective, Noun
pondering
/xx
Noun, Noun
meditative
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Noun, Adjective
reflective
x/x
Adjective, Adjective
brooding
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Adjective, Adjective, Noun
introspective
xx/x
Adjective
somber
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Adjective
melancholic
xx/x
Adjective
mournful
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Adjective
melancholy
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Noun
morose
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Adjective
sombre
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Adjective
sorrowful
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Adjective
sullen
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Adjective
quizzical
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Adjective
stoic
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Noun
solemn
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Adjective
glum
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Noun
lugubrious
x/xx
Adjective
doleful
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Adjective
elegiac
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Noun
forlorn
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Adjective
sardonic
x/x
Adjective
fretful
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Adjective
studious
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Adjective
rueful
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Adjective
languid
/x
Adjective
serene
x/
Adjective
downcast
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Adjective
soulful
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Adjective
stoical
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Adjective
jovial
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Adjective
moody
/x
Name
taciturn
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Adjective
stolid
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Adjective
phlegmatic
x/x
Adjective
poignant
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Adjective
plaintive
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Adjective
dreamy
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Adjective
playful
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Adjective
unsmiling
x/x
Adjective
diffident
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Adjective
impassive
x/x
Adjective
pained
/
Verb
inquisitive
x/xx
Adjective
reverent
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Adjective
laconic
x/x
Adjective
gloomy
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Adjective
tremulous
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Adjective
dejected
x/x
Adjective
prayerful
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Adjective
anguished
/x
Adjective
expressive
x/x
Adjective
placid
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Adjective
reverential
xx/x
Adjective
lighthearted
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Adjective
tearful
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Adjective
cheerful
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Adjective
tranquil
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Adjective
reproachful
x/x
Adjective
poetic
x/x
Adjective
unhurried
x/x
Adjective
mellow
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Adjective
talkative
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Adjective
cynical
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Adjective
darkly
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Adverb
joyful
/x
Adjective
sarcastic
x/x
Adjective
languorous
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Adjective
demure
x/
Adjective
ponderous
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Adjective
upbeat
/x
Adjective
expressionless
xxxx
Adjective
introverted
/xxx
Adjective
candid
/x
Adjective
vivacious
x/x
Adjective
irresolute
x/xx
Adjective
nonchalant
xx/
Adjective
quiet
/x
Adjective
eloquent
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Adjective
lyrical
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Adjective
whimsical
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Adjective
dispassionate
x/xx
Adjective
childlike
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Adjective
aloof
x/
Adjective, Adverb
regretful
x/x
Adjective
defiant
x/x
Adjective
weepy
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Adjective
listless
/x
Adjective
restless
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Adjective
joyous
/x
Adjective
cheerless
/x
Adjective
pouty
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Noun
truculent
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Adjective
sentimental
xx/x
Adjective
silent
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Adjective
lonesome
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Noun
jazzy
/x
Name
scornful
/x
Adjective
amiable
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Adjective
jocular
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Adjective
reflecting
x/x
Verb
dour
/x
Noun
depressive
x/x
Adjective
skeptical
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Adjective
cryptic
/x
Adjective
thick
/
Adjective
bluish
/x
Adjective
portentous
x/x
Adjective
reticent
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Adjective
sepulchral
xxx
Adjective
deep
/
Adjective
surly
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Adjective
apprehensive
xx/x
Adjective
ruminant
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Noun
piercing
/x
Noun
vertiginous
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Adjective
shadowy
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Adjective
private
/x
Adjective
sara
/x
Name
bosoms
/x
Noun
mood
/
Noun
reverie
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Noun
nymph
/
Noun
frown
/
Noun
languor
//
Noun
lay
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Noun
immobility
xx/xx
Noun
nun
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Noun
subdued
x/
Verb
tread
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Noun
bard
/
Noun
mien
/
Noun
brow
/
Noun
ghost
/
Noun
dusk
/
Noun
smiles
/
Noun
sweetness
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Noun
stroll
/
Noun
meditations
xx/x
Noun
contemplation
xx/x
Noun
whistle
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Noun
softness
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Noun
chastened
/x
Adjective
despondent
x/x
Adjective
distrustful
x/x
Adjective
perplexed
x/
Adjective
puzzled
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Adjective
rapt
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
saddened
/x
Verb
worried
/x
Adjective
bulletproof
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Adjective, Verb
shirtless
/x
Adjective
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
die
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Verb, Noun