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- Thesaurus|732
- Abbreviations|0
| overcast(adjective, sadness, gloom, unclear, morose) | |
| preoccupation(noun, thought) | |
| preoccupied(adjective, thoughtful, thinking, pensive, reflective) | |
| querulous(adjective, cross, hostile, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| ruminating(noun, adjective, thoughtful, consideration, thinking) | |
| snappish(adjective, feelings) | |
| studying(verb, thinking) | |
| wistful(adjective, thoughtful, thinking, pensive, reflective) | |
| wistfulness(noun, thought) | |
| abstraction(noun, state, vagueness, preoccupation, pensiveness) | |
| appraising(verb, thinking) | |
| brewing | |
| chapfallen(sad, unhappy, depressed, forlorn, pessimistic) | |
| covering | |
| engrossed(adjective, thoughtful, thinking, pensive, reflective) | |
| grave(adjective, quiet, intense, thoughtful, sober) | |
| incubating | |
| introspection(noun, contemplation, ponderings, self-examination) | |
| littering | |
| mopey(bad, sad, unhappy, depressed, forlorn) |
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