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Synonyms for POIGNANT: emotional, impressive, exciting, excitable, touching, passionate, inspirational, moving; Antonyms of POIGNANT: unemotional, unimpressive, dispassionate, detached, cool, cold, unaffecting, emotionless.
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Synonyms for POIGNANTLY: sharply, acutely, keenly,...
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Synonyms of poignant. 1. a (1) : painfully affecting the...
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Synonyms. affecting formal. touching. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Saddening, shocking and upsetting. affecting. agonizingly. arrogance. baleful. be cold comfort idiom. disrespect. distressfully. distressingly. hubris. hurtfully. impiously. impiousness. teary. touchingly. tragically. traumatic. See more results »
Synonyms of poignant. 1. a (1) : painfully affecting the feelings : piercing. (2) : deeply affecting : touching. b. : designed to make an impression : cutting. poignant satire. 2. a. : pleasurably stimulating. b. : being to the point : apt. 3. : pungently pervasive. a poignant perfume. poignantly adverb.
adjective. keenly distressing to the mind or feelings. “ poignant anxiety” synonyms: painful. causing physical or psychological pain. adjective. arousing affect. “ poignant grief cannot endure forever” synonyms: affecting, touching. moving. arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion. Pronunciation. US. /ˈpɔɪnənt/ UK. /ˈpɔɪnjɪnt/ Cite this entry.
adjective. us / ˈpɔɪ.njənt / uk / ˈpɔɪ.njənt /. Add to word list. Add to word list. causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness: The photograph awakens poignant memories of happier days. It is especially poignant that he died on the day before the wedding. Synonyms. affecting formal.
adjective. keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret. Synonyms: heartfelt, sincere, intense. Antonyms: mild. keen or strong in mental appeal: a subject of poignant interest. Antonyms: mild. affecting or moving the emotions: a poignant scene. pungent to the smell: poignant cooking odors. Synonyms: sharp, piquant. Discover More.