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What is another word for Poignant? – 190 Poignant Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    bittersweet touching emotional heartfelt sorrowful melancholic mournful plaintive expressive evocative moving powerful haunting intense passionate fervent ardent eager sensitive emotional stirring heartbreaking distressing upsetting troubling painful anguishing agonizing piercing sharp keen biting aching yearning wistful nostalgic sentimental tender poignant pungent caustic scathing searing intense fervid impassioned fervent zealous enthusiastic

    Meaning of Poignant

    According to Oxford Dictionary, poignant refers to a quality of being deeply moving or affecting, often in a sad or painful way, evoking a strong feeling of sadness or regret.

    Definitions

    • Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines poignant as being painfully affecting, as a poignant reminder of a past loss.
    • Cambridge Dictionary describes poignant as causing a strong feeling of sadness, often because something reminds you of a sad event or time in the past.

    Example Uses

    • The movie's poignant ending left the audience in tears, as it highlighted the struggles of the main character.
    • The smell of old books brought back poignant memories of my childhood spent in the library.
    • The artist's use of color created a poignant atmosphere, drawing the viewer into the emotional depth of the painting.

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    cheerful uplifting heartening reassuring comforting pleasant enjoyable delightful amusing entertaining lighthearted humorous funny comedic farcical joyful happy elated ecstatic euphoric thrilled exhilarated excited pleased satisfied content complacent tranquil serene calm peaceful soothing gentle mild bland dull unemotional neutral detached apathetic

    Related Nouns

    sorrow grief melancholy nostalgia sentiment emotion feeling passion heartache longing yearning wistfulness regret remorse sadness despair heartbreak anguish agony pain suffering distress trouble torment affliction tribulation tragedy loss bereavement mourning lamentation elegy lament

    Related Verbs

    touch move affect evoke stir provoke disturb trouble upset grieve mourn lament regret yearn long pine suffer anguish agonize hurt pain distress torment afflict trouble sadden depress dishearten disappoint

    Related Adjectives

    emotional sensitive heartfelt sincere genuine authentic intense passionate fervent ardent eager enthusiastic zealous sentimental nostalgic wistful melancholic mournful sorrowful painful distressing troubling upsetting heartbreaking anguishing agonizing piercing sharp keen biting aching tender bittersweet haunting evocative expressive moving powerful stirring