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Another word for wistfully

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• adverb (Context 1)

In a manner marked by a feeling of vague, regretful longing or nostalgic yearning.

Usage Example

"She looked out the window and smiled longingly as she remembered her carefree summers at the lake."

Strongest
longingly
yearningly
nostalgically
Strong
pensively
regretfully
mournfully
dreamily

Opposites of wistfully

The opposite of wistfully shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

contentedly
unsentimentally
cheerfully
happily
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• Nearby Words

wispy
wisteria
wistful
wistfully
wistfulness
wit
witch

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Wistfully. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/wistfully
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