Related Words for wistful

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yearning
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Noun, Noun
sad
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Noun, Adjective
pensive
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Adjective, Adjective
mournful
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Adjective
nostalgic
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Adjective
rueful
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Adjective
melancholy
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Noun
melancholic
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Adjective
elegiac
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Noun
forlorn
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Adjective
plaintive
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Adjective
dreamy
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Adjective
poignant
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Adjective
doleful
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Adjective
sorrowful
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Adjective
regretful
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Adjective
sardonic
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Adjective
somber
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Adjective
bittersweet
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Noun
beguiling
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Adjective
whimsical
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Adjective
weepy
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Adjective
sentimental
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Adjective
cynical
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Adjective
anguished
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Adjective
heartfelt
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Adjective
tearful
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Adjective
introspective
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Adjective
gleeful
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Adjective
longing
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Noun
tremulous
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Adjective
teary
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Adjective
evocative
x/xx
Adjective
soulful
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Adjective
lilting
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Noun
maudlin
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Noun
childlike
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Adjective
languorous
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Adjective
giddy
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Adjective
joyous
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Adjective
languid
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Adjective
lugubrious
x/xx
Adjective
poetic
x/x
Adjective
morose
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Adjective
disdainful
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Adjective
impressionistic
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Adjective
despairing
x/x
Noun
exuberant
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Adjective
quizzical
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Adjective
carefree
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Adjective
girlish
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Noun
rapturous
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Adjective
reminiscing
xx/x
Verb
impish
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Adjective
sullen
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Adjective
blithe
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Name
sighing
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Noun
fanciful
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Adjective
hopeful
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Adjective
bemused
x/
Adjective
reproachful
x/x
Adjective
boyish
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Noun
glum
/
Noun
pitying
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Noun
cheery
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Adjective
querulous
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Adjective
wishful
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Adjective
musing
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Noun
quixotic
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Adjective
scornful
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Adjective
playful
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Adjective
ingenuous
x/xx
Adjective
ambivalent
x/xx
Adjective
idealistic
xxx/x
Adjective
lament
x/
Noun
cheerful
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Adjective
joyful
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Adjective
optimistic
xx/x
Adjective
gauzy
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Noun
paean
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Noun
wispy
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Adjective
sombre
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Adjective
youthful
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Adjective
solemn
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Adjective
sweet
/
Adjective
unsentimental
xxx/x
Adjective
fretful
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Adjective
keening
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Noun
snide
/
Adjective
poignancy
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Noun
sappy
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Adjective
tristful
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Adjective
witty
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Adjective
meditative
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Adjective
watchful
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Adjective
fantastical
x/xx
Adjective
tender
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Noun
hoping
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Verb
watery
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Noun
wavy
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Adjective
shadowy
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Adjective
droop
/
Noun
envy
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Noun
glances
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Noun
pathos
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Noun
reminiscence
xx/x
Noun
lyricism
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Noun
sounding
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Verb
smile
/
Noun
eagerness
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Noun
gaze
/
Noun
look
/
Noun
remembrance
x/x
Noun
evocation
xx/x
Noun
reverie
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Noun
resignation
xx/x
Noun
earnestness
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Noun
melody
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Noun
loveliness
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Noun
admiration
xx/x
Noun
ballad
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Noun
pang
/
Noun
sentimentality
xxx/xx
Noun
fondness
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Noun
loneliness
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Noun
apprehensive
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
chastened
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Adjective
pleased
/
Adjective
puzzled
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Adjective
remorseful
x/x
Adjective
resentful
x/x
Adjective
saddened
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Verb
bulletproof
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Adjective, Verb
shirtless
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Adjective
die
/
Verb, Noun
milestone
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Noun, Verb