Brooding
Brooding adjective - Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
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Synonyms for Brooding
Distracted and brooding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Distracted" instead an adjective "Brooding".
Distracted
Distracted adjective - Feeling overwhelming fear or worry.
Brooding and distracted are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brooding" instead an adjective "Distracted".
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A key Death Note scene has Light finding a distracted, uncharacteristically chatty L brooding on the roof of the headquarters building.
Source: Sitting on the Roof
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Distracted and Brooding. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/brooding/distracted
Brooding & Distracted. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/brooding/distracted>.
Distracted or Brooding. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/brooding/distracted.
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