Wistful synonyms
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happy (antonym)
Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous.
The definition of melancholy is someone or something that is sad or gloomy.
mournful (related)
languorous (related)
Ld. Berners
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Feeling or showing a yearning
Looking thoughtful, especially from sadness.
Allowing no hope; causing despair
half-expectant
The definition of plaintive is something that is sad, mournful or expresses sorrow.
Full of or expressing deep feeling; profoundly emotional.
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Like something in a dream; not sharply defined; misty, vague, etc.
Meditative; thoughtful
Sad and dispirited.
The definition of depressed is someone in a sad or unhappy state, or something that has been pushed down.
Desolate is defined as someone or something which is unhappy or bleak.
Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
Depressed; dejected
(Of a person) Feeling despondent.
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Cloudy or overcast:
(Idiomatic) Sad, melancholy.
Of or relating to melancholia.
Lacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion. Enervated.
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Sorrowful; gloomy.
down at (or in) the mouth
haunting (related)
mellifluous (related)
lilt (related)
lyricism (related)
wistfulness (related)
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joyous (antonym)
The definition of joyous is feelings of great happiness or delight.
exuberant (antonym)
Characterized by good health and high spirits; full of life; uninhibited
Not suitable; inappropriate:
languid (related)
somber (related)
doleful (related)
Find another word for wistful. In this page you can discover 48 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for wistful, like: low, nostalgic, happy, melancholy, mournful, languorous, sad, longing, pensive, wishful and hopeless.