Brooding
Brooding adjective - Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
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Melancholic and brooding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Melancholic" instead an adjective "Brooding".
Melancholic
Melancholic adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Brooding and melancholic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brooding" instead an adjective "Melancholic".
Nearby Words: melancholy, melancholia
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Related pairs
- low and brooding
- low and melancholic
- down and brooding
- down and melancholic
- melancholy and brooding
- melancholy and melancholic
- downcast and brooding
- downcast and melancholic
- dejected and brooding
- dejected and melancholic
- depressed and brooding
- depressed and melancholic
- blue and brooding
- blue and melancholic
Both words in one sentence
- Her sister Léonie, the middle child, is depicted as brooding and melancholic while the other girls are cheerful and outgoing.
Source: The Complainer Is Always Wrong -
Melancholic: The brooding Jigen, and his eternal slouch, is an example of a melancholic who has learned how to relax.
Source: Characters / Lupin III -
However, he's also a brooding, melancholic mess whose view of himself is often actual self-loathing, often shocked that people might care about him.
Source: Literature / Horatio Hornblower
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