Synonyms of ruminant

ruminant

adjective

as in melancholy

given to or marked by long, quiet thinking

I wandered around campus all day in a ruminant mood

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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