Pensive

adjOne word substitutionSynonymAntonymRoot wordSSC PYQ × 7

/pˈɛnsɪv/ · पेन्सिव

Meaning

Deep in thought

Thinking deeply about something, especially because you are sad or worried

Engaged in deep or serious thought

Engaged in, or reflecting, deep or serious thought

हिंदी अर्थ

विचारमग्न, कुछ उदास सोच में डूबा

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
ContemplativeReflectiveMelancholic
Antonyms · विलोम
UnreflectiveThoughtlessApathetic
Example sentences

She sat pensive by the window.

A pensive silence followed the news.

Daily use: Pensive baithi thi khidki ke paas.

Word forms
Pensiveness nPensive adjPensively adv
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Memory trick · Prashant Sir

Pensive में pen देखिए — pen होंठों पर रखकर सोच में डूबा student। Pen हाथ में, मन विचारों में — यही pensive है।

Picture a student with a PEN resting on the lips, lost in deep thought before writing a single word. Pen in hand, mind far away: that is PENSIVE.

Exam note

Pensive के synonym thoughtful, reflective, contemplative आते हैं; antonym में carefree और thoughtless।

Synonyms offered are thoughtful, reflective, contemplative and meditative; antonyms include carefree and thoughtless.

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