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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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