wistful
How many syllables in wistful?
There are 2 syllables in the word wistful.How to pronounce wistful:
Synonyms for wistful:
cloying
contemplative
disconsolate
dreaming
dreamy
forlorn
longing
maudlin
mawkish
meditative
melancholy
melodramatic
misty-eyed
moonstruck
moony
mournful
musing
nostalgic
pensive
reflective
sad
schmaltzy
sentimental
sloppy
soapy
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Antonyms for wistful:
above
airy
animated
appreciative
as happy as a sandboy
as happy as larry
as pleased as punch
at ease
at peace
beaming
beatific
beside oneself with joy
blessed
blissed out
blissful
blithe
blithesome
bouncy
bright
bubbly
buoyant
buoyed
can't complain
captivated
carefree
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- nighted
- evie
- leafless
- yachter
- clogged
- borough
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- typo
- dozy
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- ante
- doting
- belive
- faction
- background
- hostess
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- basis
- fishing
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- passeth
- misquote
- dirges
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- bulging
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- caking
- margent
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