Synonyms of pensive

pensive

adjective

as in melancholy

given to or marked by long, quiet thinking

rainy days often put her in a pensive mood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• melancholy
• thoughtful
• reflective
• contemplative
• somber
• philosophic
• meditative
• philosophical
• ruminative
• broody
• solemn
• musing
• introspective
• sombre
• ruminant
• cogitative
• serious
• logical
• analytical
• earnest
• rational
• retrospective
• preoccupied
• analytic
• self-reflective
• sedate
• sober
• serious-minded
• deliberate
• purposeful
• severe
• grave
• abstracted
• weighty
• absentminded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unreflective
• frivolous
• flippant
• goofy
• scatterbrained
• flighty
• thoughtless
• silly
• harebrained
• unthinking
• mindless
• brainless
• featherbrained
• light-headed