Synonyms of nostalgic

nostalgic

adjective

as in wistful

showing or evoking a longing for an often idealized past

Her grandfather was nostalgic about the 'good old days'.

a nostalgic film about the 1960s

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wistful
• dreamy
• sentimental
• moony
• misty-eyed
• melodramatic
• sloppy
• moonstruck
• soapy
• starry-eyed
• mawkish
• sudsy
• schmaltzy
• saccharine
• gooey
• maudlin
• cloying
• corny
• sugary
• sappy
• drippy
• mushy
• soppy
• chocolate-box
• soap-operatic
• cutesy
• sugarcoated
• slushy
• wet
• sticky
• lovey-dovey
• soupy
• spoony
• spooney
• fruity
• twee
• novelettish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cynical
• hardheaded
• unsentimental
• hard-edged
• antisentimental
• hard-boiled

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of nostalgic

In a clip shared on social media, the 33-year-old shares a nostalgic treasure uncovered in the family home. —Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 Dec. 2024

Her granddaughter, Alison, detailed the nostalgic moment in a now-viral TikTok. —Ashley Vega, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024

His costar Elle Fanning, who plays Sylvie Russo, a character inspired by the singer’s muse, was a vision in yellow, bringing a sense of nostalgic glamour to the red carpet. —Rosana Lai, Glamour, 16 Dec. 2024

The sound has of course been used by any number of users for emotional lip synch moments over the past few weeks – but it’s also been adapted as a go-to soundtrack for popular nostalgic and/or tear-jerking edits of football and wrestling stars. —Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2024