pensive[adjective]Synonyms: thoughtful, contemplative, dreamy, meditative, musing, preoccupied, reflective, sad, serious, solemn, wistful
Contrasted words: alert, aware, interested, outgoing
Related Words: musing,
ruminating,
absorbed,
abstracted,
contemplative,
preoccupied,
thoughtful,
withdrawn,
blue,
melancholy,
sad,
saddened [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pen‧sive /ˈpensɪv/
adjective[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: French;
Origin: pensif, from penser 'to think']
thinking a lot about something, especially because you are worried or sad ⇒
thoughtful:
Jan looked pensive.—pensively adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲