Synonyms for ruminative
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Pensive — causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful
pensive, meditative, reflective, contemplative, brooding, musing, thoughtful, pondering, broody, wistful, ruminous rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful.
Example sentences
- reflective Wear your reflective tape so you can be seen.
- contemplative His face looks very serious and contemplative.
- meditative Work is drudgery if you don't think it's meditative.
- pensive In the window sat a girl with a pensive face.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ruminative | rising | |
| reflective | rising | |
| contemplative | rising | |
| meditative | rising | |
| pensive | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- musing2, broody2
- 7 letters
- wistful2, pensive2
- 8 letters
- brooding2, ruminous
- 9 letters
- pondering3
- 10 letters
- thoughtful2, reflective3, meditative4
- 13 letters
- contemplative4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (musing2 = 2 syllables).