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

Need another word that means the same as “nostalgic”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “nostalgic” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Nostalgic” are: wistful, evocative, romantic, sentimental, emotional about the past, regretful, dewy-eyed, maudlin, homesick

Nostalgic as an Adjective

Definitions of "Nostalgic" as an adjective

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

• Feeling, evoking, or characterized by nostalgia.
• Unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons.

Synonyms of "Nostalgic" as an adjective (9 Words)

dewy-eyed	Exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity.
emotional about the past	Of more than usual emotion.
evocative	Serving to bring to mind- Wilder Hobson. The building s cramped interiors are highly evocative of past centuries.
homesick	Longing to return home. He was homesick for America after five weeks in Europe.
maudlin	Effusively or insincerely emotional. A bout of maudlin self pity.
regretful	Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone. He sounded regretful but pointed out that he had committed himself.
romantic	Relating to or denoting the artistic and literary movement of romanticism. Some romantic dream of country peace.
sentimental	Given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality. Sentimental soap operas.
wistful	Having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing. A wistful smile.

Usage Examples of "Nostalgic" as an adjective

• A nostalgic account of an idyllic childhood.
• He remained nostalgic about the good old days.

Associations of "Nostalgic" (30 Words)

anecdote	A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. The use of inversions of hierarchy anecdote and paradox by Magritte Dali and others.
anniversary	The date on which a romance began in a previous month or week. The 75th anniversary of the RAF.
autobiography	A biography of yourself. He gives a vivid description of his childhood in his autobiography.
biographical	Of or relating to or being biography. Biographical data.
biography	The course of a person’s life. The basic difference of approach to autobiography and biography.
boyhood	The childhood of a boy. A boyhood friend.
bygone	Past events to be put aside. Bygone days.
catchy	Having concealed difficulty. Catchy pop melodies.
conjure	Ask for or request earnestly. She had forgotten how to conjure up the image of her mother s face.
evocative	Bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind. Powerfully evocative lyrics.
evoke	Evoke or provoke to appear or occur. Evoke sympathy.
implore	Beg earnestly for. I implore mercy.
indelible	Not able to be forgotten. Indelible memories.
memoir	An essay on a scientific or scholarly topic. An important memoir on Carboniferous crustacea.
memorable	Worth remembering. He recalled memorable moments in his life.
mindful	Bearing in mind; attentive to. I arrived home for the summer ever mindful of my obligations to my parents.
reawaken	(with reference to a feeling or state) emerge or cause to emerge again; awaken again. A sense of community started to reawaken in the 1970s.
recall	Recall knowledge from memory have a recollection. Annie recalled the event that led to the rift in their friendship.
recollect	Recall knowledge from memory have a recollection. He could not quite recollect the reason.
recollection	The process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort. A biography based on his wife s recollections.
redolent	Having a strong pleasant odor. Names redolent of history and tradition.
remember	Do something that one has undertaken to do or that is necessary or advisable. The congress should be remembered in our prayers.
remembrance	The action of remembering the dead. A flash of remembrance passed between them.
reminder	A letter sent to remind someone of an obligation, especially to pay a bill. Her mushroom omelette is a blissful reminder of Sunday suppers.
reminisce	Indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events. They reminisced about their summers abroad.
reminiscence	A collection in literary form of incidents that someone remembers. His reminiscences of his early days in Parliament.
reminiscent	Tending to remind one of something. The sights were reminiscent of my childhood.
retrospect	Look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember. In retrospect.
travelogue	A film, book, or illustrated lecture about the places visited by or experiences of a traveller.
vividly	In a vivid manner. Twain vividly portrays the brutality of slavery.