68 entries under pensive topic. ×

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melancholy(adjective, happy, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
33
nostalgic(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, melancholy)
21
sad(adjective, moving, happy, tender, unhappy)
21
longing(noun, adjective, sad, melancholy, anxious)
20
yearning(noun, adjective, sad, unhappy, melancholy)
20
mournful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
17
wishful(noun, adjective, desire, sad, melancholy)
16
disconsolate(noun, adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
14
plaintive(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
13
contemplative(adjective, reasonable, keen, melancholy, thought)
11
ruminative(adjective, reasonable, rational, thoughtful, sober)
10
reflective(adjective, reasonable, keen, melancholy, thought)
10
thoughtful(adjective, reasonable, keen, melancholy, thought)
8
forlorn(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy, miserable)
8
musing(adjective, reasonable, keen, melancholy, deep)
7
meditative(adjective, reasonable, keen, melancholy, thought)
7
desirous(adjective, desire, passionate, heavy, enthusiastic)
6
museful(adjective, reasonable, keen, thought, deep)
5
deliberative(adjective, reasonable, keen, thought, deep)
5
dreamy(adjective, melancholy, thoughtful, vague, thinking)
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