2
moping
2
rapt(adjective, thoughtful, absorbed, pensive, reflective)
2
self-examining(adjective, characteristic, quality, experience, analysis)
2
serious(adjective, thoughtful, sober, thinking, grave)
2
sulking(verb, adjective)
2
unsociable(adjective, shy, unfriendly, antisocial)
1
absorbed(adjective, thoughtful, thinking, pensive, reflective)
1
abstracted(adjective, thoughtful, thinking, meditative)
1
addressing
1
adust(adjective, sadness, gloom, unclear, morose)
1
afloat
1
afoot
1
aloof(shy, unfriendly, reserved, reticent, dour)
1
antagonistic(adjective, cool, cold, sensitive, shy)
1
antisocial(adjective, shy, unfriendly, aloof, reserved)
1
atrabilious(adjective, sadness, gloom, unclear, morose)
1
batching
1
bearish(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
1
beetle-browed(adjective, sadness, gloom, unclear, morose)
1
beetle browed(adjective, sadness, gloom, unclear, morose)
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