73 entries under thoughtful topic. ×

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plaintive(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
7
dreamy(adjective, excellent, gentle, melancholy, marvelous)
7
deliberative(adjective, reasonable, keen, thought, deep)
7
sober(adjective, quiet, set, severe, honest)
7
speculative(adjective, excellent, gentle, marvelous, thought)
6
ruminating(adjective, rational, intelligent, thinking)
5
grim(adjective, set, severe, honest, sad)
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reflecting(adjective, reasonable, keen, deep)
5
subjective(adjective, characteristic, quality, reasonable, keen)
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museful(adjective, reasonable, keen, thought, deep)
4
nostalgic(adjective, melancholy, traditional)
4
rapt(adjective, reasonable, keen, deep)
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somber(adjective, severe, honest, sad, unhappy)
4
withdrawn(adjective, thinking, solemn, meditative)
3
attentive(adjective, reasonable, thinking, absorbed)
3
deliberating(adjective, rational, intelligent)
3
dreaming(adjective, melancholy, daydreaming, imagining)
3
lost in thought(expression, adjective, idiom, reasonable, keen)
3
studious(adjective, reasonable, keen, thought, deep)
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daydreaming(adjective, excellent, gentle, melancholy, marvelous)
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