All wistful synonyms

adjective wistful

• reflective — that reflects; reflecting.
• contemplative — Someone who is contemplative thinks deeply, or is thinking in a serious and calm way.
• regretful — full of regret; sorrowful because of what is lost, gone, or done.
• sad — Systems Analysis Definition
• longing — strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.
• daydreaming — indulgence in daydreams
• dreamy — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
• forlorn — desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
• mournful — Feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness, regret, or grief.
• nostalgic — experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.
• plaintive — expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful: a plaintive melody.
• desirous — If you are desirous of doing something or desirous of something, you want to do it very much or want it very much.
• disconsolate — without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
• dreaming — (often initial capital letter) the ancient time of the creation of all things by sacred ancestors, whose spirits continue into the present, as conceived in the mythology of the Australian Aborigines.
• hopeless — providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
• meditative — given to, characterized by, or indicative of meditation; contemplative.
• musing — absorbed in thought; meditative.
• wishful — having or showing a wish; desirous; longing.
• yearning — deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a widower's yearning for his wife.
• pensive — dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood.
• melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
• thoughtful — showing consideration for others; considerate.