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Wistful

//ˈwɪstfəl//

Synonyms for "wistful" (75 found)

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Informal (4)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, slang(1 words)

Adj, noun, slang(1 words)

Adj, slang(1 words)

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Adjective(27 words)

sad shameful thoughtful speculative meditative pensive rueful conceptual reflective shamefaced regretful remorseful introspective conceptive museful shamefast wishful ruminative ideative atrabilious

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cogitative homesick concentrative prehensive tristful yearnful atrabiliar

Adj, name, verb(1 words)

Noun, verb(9 words)

thought thinking yearning pining hankering pondering honing ruminating repining

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Adj, noun(8 words)

melancholy contemplative ruminant cognitive melancholic noetic nostalgic deliberative

Adj, noun, verb(4 words)

languishing musing longing reflecting

Adjective(1 words)

Adj, verb(1 words)

Verb(6 words)

meditating contemplating concentrating deliberating conceptualized excogitating

unhappy about conscience stricken conscience-stricken conscience-smitten self-flagellating full of remorse self-accusing self-condemning self-convicting self-debasing self-humiliating self-punishing self-reproaching

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