Synonyms for brooding
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Broody — broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them
broody, pensive, sullen, ruminative, contemplative, musing, meditative, thoughtful, pondering, reflective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.
A brooding hen can be aggressive.
Example sentences
- contemplative His face looks very serious and contemplative.
- pensive In the window sat a girl with a pensive face.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| brooding | rising | |
| contemplative | rising | |
| pensive | rising | |
| broody | steady | |
| ruminative | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- sullen2, musing2, broody2
- 7 letters
- pensive2
- 9 letters
- pondering3
- 10 letters
- thoughtful2, reflective3, meditative4, ruminative
- 13 letters
- contemplative4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sullen2 = 2 syllables).