All pensively synonyms
pen·sive
P p adverb pensively
- wistfully — characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning.
- musingly — absorbed in thought; meditative.
- meditatively — given to, characterized by, or indicative of meditation; contemplative.
- dreamily — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- contemplatively — given to or characterized by contemplation: a contemplative mind.
adv pensively
- intellectually — appealing to or engaging the intellect: intellectual pursuits.
- mentally — in or with the mind or intellect; intellectually.
- introspectively — characterized by introspection, the act or process of looking into oneself.