CONTEMPLATIVE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CONTEMPLATIVE?

Need another word that means the same as “contemplative”? Find 24 synonyms and 30 related words for “contemplative” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Contemplative” are: brooding, broody, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative, thoughtful, introspective, intent, rapt, preoccupied, studious, deep in thought, lost in thought, prayerful, cogitative, thinking, philosophical, deliberative, ruminant, speculative, wistful

Contemplative as an Adjective

Definitions of "Contemplative" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “contemplative” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
• Expressing or involving prolonged thought.
• Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
• Involving or given to deep silent prayer or religious meditation.

Synonyms of "Contemplative" as an adjective (24 Words)

brooding	Appearing darkly menacing. He stared with brooding eyes.
broody	Deeply or seriously thoughtful. His broody concern for the future.
cogitative	Of or relating to having capacities for cogitation. He looked at me with cogitative eyes.
deep in thought	Relatively thick from top to bottom.
deliberative	Unhurried and with care and dignity. A deliberative body.
intent	(of a look or expression) showing earnest and eager attention. A curiously intent look on her face.
introspective	Characterized by or given to introspection. He grew withdrawn and introspective.
lost in thought	Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment.
meditative	Relating to or absorbed in meditation or considered thought. Meditative techniques.
musing	Deeply or seriously thoughtful. The sad musing gaze.
pensive	Showing pensive sadness. A pensive mood.
philosophical	Characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment. A considerable knowledge of philosophical terminology.
pondering	Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
prayerful	(of a person) given to praying; devout. The church has a prayerful atmosphere.
preoccupied	Engrossed in thought; distracted. Got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children.
rapt	Filled with an intense and pleasurable emotion enraptured. The newly chosen minister declared he was rapt with his new portfolio.
reflective	Capable of physically reflecting light or sound. The reflective type.
ruminant	Of or belonging to ruminants. A ruminant animal.
ruminative	Deeply or seriously thoughtful. A deeply ruminative mysterious lament.
speculative	(of an investment) involving a high risk of loss. Raised a speculative eyebrow.
studious	Marked by care and effort. Made a studious attempt to fix the television set.
thinking	Endowed with the capacity to reason. He seemed a thinking man.
thoughtful	Taking heed giving close and thoughtful attention. Brows drawn together in thoughtful consideration.
wistful	Showing pensive sadness. The sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty.

Usage Examples of "Contemplative" as an adjective

• Contemplative knowledge of God.
• She regarded me with a contemplative eye.

Associations of "Contemplative" (30 Words)

cautious	People who are fearful and cautious. Reserved and cautious never making swift decisions.
cheerless	Gloomy; depressing. The corridors were ill lit and cheerless.
considerate	Showing concern for the rights and feelings of others. Be considerate over your handwriting.
dejected	Affected or marked by low spirits. Is dejected but trying to look cheerful.
deliberate	Engage in long and careful consideration. A conscientious and deliberate worker.
depressed	Flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces. She felt lonely and depressed.
depression	A period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment. The original shallow depressions were slowly converted to creeks.
despair	A state in which all hope is lost or absent. A voice full of self hatred and despair.
despondent	Without or almost without hope. Despondent about his failure.
dismal	(of a person or their mood) gloomy. He shuddered as he watched his team s dismal performance.
distressed	(of property) offered for sale cheaply due to mortgage foreclosure or because it is part of an insolvent estate. The distressed relatives of his victims.
elegiac	Verses in an elegiac metre. She watched repeat serials fixed on their moody and elegiac characterization.
gloom	A state of partial or total darkness. Charles was always glooming about money.
grim	Harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance. Grim rainy weather.
heartsick	Very despondent, typically from grief or loss of love. Weary and heartsick she forced herself to search throughout the remains of the village.
meditative	Deeply or seriously thoughtful. Meditative techniques.
melancholy	A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy. A dark melancholy young man with deep set eyes.
mourning	The passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief. If he dies she ll put on mourning but she won t cry.
muse	(in Greek and Roman mythology) each of nine goddesses, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who preside over the arts and sciences. Yeats muse Maud Gonne.
nostalgia	Something done or presented in order to evoke feelings of nostalgia. An evening of TV nostalgia.
pensive	Showing pensive sadness. A pensive mood.
ponder	Reflect deeply on a subject. I pondered the question of what clothes to wear for the occasion.
preoccupied	Deeply absorbed in thought. A preoccupied frown.
reflective	Devoted to matters of the mind. The reflective type.
sadden	Come to feel sad. The news of her death saddened me.
sadness	The quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness. A source of great sadness.
somber	Lacking brightness or color; dull. Children in somber brown clothes.
sorrow	An event or circumstance that causes sorrow. It was a great sorrow to her when they separated.
thoughtful	Taking heed giving close and thoughtful attention. Brows drawn together in thoughtful consideration.
wistful	Showing pensive sadness. A wistful smile.