Brooding synonyms | nouns

Synonyms for Brooding as a Noun

• pensiveness
• musing
• pondering
• incubation
• 

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• introspection
• preoccupation
• engrossment
• absorption
• thinking
• abstraction
• daydreaming
• contemplation
• consideration
• reflection
• meditation
• cogitation
• introversion
• heart-searching
• concentration
• self-absorption
• deep thought
• thought
• deliberation
• rumination
• navel-gazing
• reflecting
• ruminating
• self-examination
• self-observation
• self-analysis
• reverie
• entrancement
• soul-searching
• self-questioning
• ponderings
• study
• brown study
• woolgathering
• remoteness
• aloofness
• detachment
• trance
• scrutiny
• egoism
• absentmindedness
• distraction
• forgetfulness
• inattentiveness
• dreaming