Antonyms for Touching
ˈtʌtʃ ɪŋtouch·ing

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1. touchingadjective

   Synonyms:
   emotional, moving, sad

2. touchingadjective

   Provoking sadness and pity.

   a touching story

   Synonyms:
   emotional, sad, moving

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1. touching

   Pitiful originally signified full of pity; as, "the Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy," James v, 11; but this usage is now archaic, and the meaning in question is appropriated by such words as merciful and compassionate. Pitiful and pitiable now refer to what may be deserving of pity, pitiful being used chiefly for that which is merely an object of thought, pitiable for that which is brought directly before the senses; as, a pitiful story; a pitiable object; a pitiable condition. Since pity, however, always implies weakness or inferiority in that which is pitied, pitiful and pitiable are often used, by an easy transition, for what might awaken pity, but does awaken contempt; as, a pitiful excuse; he presented a pitiable appearance. Piteous is now rarely used in its earlier sense of feeling pity, but in its derived sense applies to what really excites the emotion; as, a piteous cry. Compare HUMANE; MERCY; PITY.

   Antonyms:
   august, beneficent, commanding, dignified, exalted, glorious, grand, great, helpful, lofty, mighty, noble, sublime, superb, superior

   Synonyms:
   abject, base, contemptible, despicable, lamentable, miserable, mournful, moving, paltry, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, sorrowful, woful, wretched

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1. touching

   Synonyms:
   affecting, tender, moving, pathetic

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1. • Contact

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1. touch, touchingnoun

   the event of something coming in contact with the body

   "he longed for the touch of her hand"; "the cooling touch of the night air"

   Antonyms:
   unmoving

   Synonyms:
   jot, cutaneous senses, touch sensation, tactual sensation, touch modality, touching, touch, signature, sense of touch, skin senses, soupcon, speck, hint, trace, feeling, pinch, mite, tinge, ghost, spot, tactile sensation, contact

2. touch, touchingadjective

   the act of putting two things together with no space between them

   "at his touch the room filled with lights"

   Antonyms:
   unmoving

   Synonyms:
   jot, cutaneous senses, touch sensation, tactual sensation, touch modality, touching, touch, signature, sense of touch, skin senses, soupcon, speck, hint, trace, feeling, pinch, mite, tinge, ghost, spot, tactile sensation, contact

3. affecting, poignant, touchingadjective

   arousing affect

   "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"

   Antonyms:
   unmoving

   Synonyms:
   touching, affecting, poignant

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1. touchingadjective

   Synonyms:
   pathetic, affecting, moving, tender

2. touchingprep

   Synonyms:
   respecting, concerning, regarding

How to use Touching in a sentence?

1. Warren Bennis:

   The factory of the future will have two employees a man and a dog. The man's job will be to feed the dog. The dog's job will be to prevent the man from touching any of the automated equipment.

2. Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency:

   Avoid touching it or getting it in your eyes, it can cause injury to eyes and lungs if breathed in.

3. Natali Tene:

   Mario Batali hands were in sensitive areas, touching me, touching my body, it was like a selfie, but other things were happening simultaneously... His other hand that can't be seen is touching my body in sensitive areas.

4. Max Botkin:

   I absolutely condemn any suggestion or act of non-consensual touching in any form, as well as disassociation as a coping mechanism for abuse of any kind, i understand and empathize with the parents' and groups' concerns regarding the message the movie may impart.

5. Ghazi Balkiz/CNN Bashynsky:

   You know it was like feeling you are part of something great. You were touching something great, it was also a great responsibility because you are attracting a lot of attention. A few days after you fly, you can open YouTube and see everything you have done.

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