All pensive synonyms
pen·sive
P p adjective pensive
- wistful — characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning.
- lucubratory — Composed by candlelight, or at night.
- musing — absorbed in thought; meditative.
- woolgathering — indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school.
- fantasising — Present participle of fantasise.
- languishing — becoming languid, in any way.
- fantasizing — Present participle of fantasize.
- daydreaming — indulgence in daydreams
adj pensive
- contemplative — Someone who is contemplative thinks deeply, or is thinking in a serious and calm way.
- museful — deeply thoughtful; pensive.
- in the dumps — a depressed state of mind (usually preceded by in the): to be in the dumps over money problems.
- lugubrious — mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.
- moody — given to gloomy, depressed, or sullen moods; ill-humored.
- in earnest — If something is done or happens in earnest, it happens to a much greater extent and more seriously than before.
- serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- down and out — downward; going or directed downward: the down escalator.
- meditative — given to, characterized by, or indicative of meditation; contemplative.
- mirthless — gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter: the excitement and mirth of the holiday season.
- long-faced — having an unhappy or gloomy expression; glum.
- go for broke — a simple past tense of break.
- lost in thought — Being preoccupied with one's thoughts rather than paying attention to reality.
- dreamy — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- in a huff — indignant
- moony — dreamy, listless, or silly.
- in the doldrums — miserable, depressed
- introvertive — the act of introverting or the state of being introverted.
- melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
- down in the dumps — If you are down in the dumps, you are feeling very depressed and miserable.