pensive
[adjective]
Synonyms: thoughtful, contemplative, dreamy, meditative, musing, preoccupied, reflective, sad, serious, solemn, wistful

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Contrasted words: alert, aware, interested, outgoing
Related Words: musing, ruminating, absorbed, abstracted, contemplative, preoccupied, thoughtful, withdrawn, blue, melancholy, sad, saddened

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

pen‧sive /ˈpensɪv/ adjective
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: pensif, from penser 'to think']
thinking a lot about something, especially because you are worried or sad ⇒ thoughtful:
Jan looked pensive.
—pensively adverb

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