adjective
1.
Synonyms: thoughtful 1, cogitative, contemplative, meditative, pondering, reflecting, reflective, ruminative, speculative, thinking
Related Word: musing, ruminating
2.
being musingly sad and thoughtful
gazed out the window with a pensive expression on her face
Synonyms: meditative, ||pensy, wistful
Related Word: absorbed, abstracted, contemplative, musing, preoccupied, thoughtful, withdrawn; blue, melancholy, sad, saddened
Contrasted words: alert, aware, interested, outgoing