Brooding
Brooding adjective - Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
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Synonyms for Brooding
Preoccupied and brooding are semantically related In some cases you can use "Preoccupied" instead an adjective "Brooding".
Preoccupied
Preoccupied adjective - Lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actions.
Brooding and preoccupied are semantically related in lost in thought topic. Sometimes you can use "Brooding" instead an adjective "Preoccupied".
Nearby Words: preoccupy, preoccupying
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Related pairs
- rapt and brooding
- rapt and preoccupied
- thoughtful and brooding
- thoughtful and preoccupied
- grave and brooding
- grave and preoccupied
- wistful and brooding
- wistful and preoccupied
- pensive and brooding
- pensive and preoccupied
- musing and brooding
- musing and preoccupied
- troubled and brooding
- troubled and preoccupied
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