Nostalgic
Nostalgic adjective - Unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons.
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Synonyms for Nostalgic
Old and nostalgic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Old" instead an adjective "Nostalgic".
Nearby Word: nostalgia
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- Old school coppers like Colon and Nobby don't really fit into it anymore and are nostalgic about how things used to be.
Source: End of an Age - The Angry Video Game Nerd goes to show that, despite our nostalgic memories of the old 8-bit era, most games were nothing like Mario, Zelda, Mega Man, or Contra.
Source: Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped - He also flirts quite openly with Queen Elizabeth II while waxing nostalgic about "old times." She would have been an 18-year-old princess around that time.
Source: Shapeshifters Do It for a Change
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