Synonyms for wistful
60 synonyms for “wistful”, grouped by meaning. Dark green words mean nearly the same thing; light green ones are close in some uses.
Wistful as in “sad”
adjective: showing pensive sadness
- melancholy
- sad
- pensive
- mournful
- plaintive
- forlorn
- doleful
- sorrowful
- sullen
- downcast
- despondent
- dejected
- disconsolate
- gloomy
- blue
- dull
- inconsolable
- unhappy
- downhearted
- morose
- wretched
- lugubrious
- woebegone
- melancholic
- elegiac
- heartsick
- low-spirited
- cheerless
- spiritless
- mopey
- miserable
- glum
- depressed
- moody
- crestfallen
- shattered
- rueful
- passionate
- solemn
- dismal
- sorry
- contemplative
- introspective
- disgruntled
- poignant
- damp
- nostalgic
- dispirited
- musing
- lachrymose
- saturnine
- woeful
- joyless
- querulous
- infelicitous
- lumpish
- grief-stricken
- chapfallen
- ruthful
- disheartened
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