68 entries under pensive topic. ×

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pondering(adjective, reasonable, keen, deep, thoughtful)
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regretful(adjective, melancholy, thoughtful, sentimental)
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serious(adjective, reasonable, keen, unhappy, gloomy)
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speculative(thought, thoughtful, vague, thinking, faraway)
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thinking(adjective, reasonable, keen, thought, deep)
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earnest(adjective, feeling, reasonable, keen, deep)
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grave(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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hopeless(adjective, melancholy, thoughtful, longing)
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sober(adjective, reasonable, keen, deep, rational)
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brooding(adjective, thoughtful, thinking, reflective)
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cogitative(adjective, reasonable, keen, deep, thoughtful)
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dreaming(adjective, melancholy, thoughtful, longing)
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preoccupied(adjective, reasonable, keen, deep, thoughtful)
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reflecting(adjective, reasonable, keen, deep, rational)
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romantic(noun, adjective, passionate, heavy, hot)
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studious(adjective, reasonable, keen, thought, deep)
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absorbed(adjective, reasonable, keen, deep, thoughtful)
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analytical(adjective, reasonable, keen, deep, rational)
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brainy(adjective, reasonable, keen, deep, rational)
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deep(adjective, reasonable, keen, rational, thoughtful)
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