nostalgia

nounCommon GRE wordMore N words

a sentimental longing for the past

In a sentence

Nostalgia in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing nostalgia in a sentence.

The old photographs filled her with nostalgia for her childhood summers.

Synonyms

wistfulnessyearninghomesickness

Antonyms

None listed.

Keep going

the lowest or most unsuccessful point of something

lacking experience, sophistication, or critical judgment

excessive self-admiration and preoccupation with oneself

a condition of stupor, drowsiness, or unconsciousness brought on by drugs or other agents

a drug that dulls the senses, relieves pain, and can cause addiction

to dull the senses or lull into a stupor as though by a drug

just beginning to develop or come into existence

a feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit

Common questions

Nostalgia (noun) means a sentimental longing for the past

Here is nostalgia used in an example sentence: "The old photographs filled her with nostalgia for her childhood summers."

Common synonyms for nostalgia include wistfulness, yearning, homesickness.

Nostalgia is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.