Synset

deeply or seriously thoughtful
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brooding

broody

contemplative

meditative

musing

pensive

pondering

reflective

ruminative

sample sentences

"Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the `Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man"