Antonyms for poignant
ˈpɔɪn yənt, ˈpɔɪ nəntpoignant

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1. poignantadjective

   Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.

   Flipping through his high school yearbook evoked many a poignant memory of yesteryear.

   Synonyms:
   moving, distressing

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1. poignant

   Synonyms:
   stinging, sharp, keen, penetrating, severe, biting, intense, piercing

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1. 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:
   painless, unmoving

   Synonyms:
   touching, affecting

2. poignantadjective

   keenly distressing to the mind or feelings

   "poignant anxiety"

   Antonyms:
   unmoving, painless

   Synonyms:
   touching, affecting

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1. poignantadjective

   Synonyms:
   pricking, piercing, pungent

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1. inspirational

   if poignant is sad, inspirational is got to be the opposite.

   after experiencing a poignant movie, the protagonist was inspirational as the upturn came in the last scene.

   Submitted by charles.bradford3 on March 20, 2020  

How to use poignant in a sentence?

1. Jim Morekis:

   “From Conrad Aiken to Flannery O’Connor to Midnight, Savannah has always been a literary town. But certainly one of her most consistently excellent—and consistently underrated—writers is the man known as Aberjhani. Known for his nationally published short stories and poetry Aberjhani has received critical acclaim for his ability to encapsulate the Southern black experience in a sensitive and poignant way that’s accessible to readers of any race or region.” --from All That Jazz

2. Prince Edward:

   It was an experience that so many other families have had to go through during this past year or 18 months and so in that sense, it was particularly poignant, there are an awful lot of people who haven't been able to express the respect that they would like to have done. I think many people would have liked to have been there to support The Queen.

3. Perry Brass:

   The most amazing thing about young men is how invisible they were to you when you were young. It is also the most poignant.

4. Matt Daybell:

   Sad times are always when you have to bury babies. Thats always a poignant moment.

5. Ian Ziering:

   We actually got a chance to rehearse our scenes together and have some great poignant moments, when you meet Gilbert Shepard you understand what makes Fin tick. It's kind of nice. It's very grounded and it's wonderful character development, because you can't always be slicing through sharks. You've got to ground it in a humanity. This movie does it very nicely with Fin Shepard and his family.

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