Brooding
Brooding adjective - Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
Usage example: Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
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Synonyms for Brooding
Contemplative is a synonym for brooding. In some cases you can use "Contemplative" instead an adjective "Brooding". popular alternative
Contemplative
Contemplative adjective - Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
Brooding is a synonym for contemplative in thoughtful topic. You can use "Brooding" instead an adjective "Contemplative". popular alternative
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- rapt and brooding
- rapt and contemplative
- thoughtful and brooding
- thoughtful and contemplative
- melancholy and brooding
- melancholy and contemplative
- grave and brooding
- grave and contemplative
- sad and brooding
- sad and contemplative
- wistful and brooding
- wistful and contemplative
- pensive and brooding
- pensive and contemplative
Both words in one sentence
- Check. A bigger, more contemplative/brooding/generally 'big' tone?
Source: Ultimate Universe - Still brooding and contemplative to an extent...but with a lot more Hot-Blooded screaming.
- And a far cry from the brooding, contemplative characters he tends to voice, he's Asura in Asura's Wrath.
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